Cruzeiro
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Cruzeiro is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is located about 220 km from the state capital. The population reached 70,000 in 2000 and the 2004 population read 74,986 and the area is 331 km².
[edit] Geography
Its geography is considered one of the largest investments in Brazil, it is located in the radius of 200 km and a population of around 40 million people. The municipality is situated at the foot of the Serra da Mantiqueira which has the elevation of 517 m, the mountains of the north reaches its elevations up to 2,800 m. By the area around the president Dutra Highway, the area features cliffs which divides the state of Minas Gerais. At the division is the Serra da Mantiqueira, the lowest point near the pass with the Serra da Mantiqueira. The rio Paraíba do Sul flows into the city.