Araçuaí
Araçuaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɾɐswa'i]) is a Brazilian municipality located in the northeast of the state of Minas Gerais in the Jequitinhonha River valley.[6] The origin of the name "Araçuaí" has two versions: according to Auguste de Saint-Hilaire, the name was given by the paulistas to the river because they had found a large quantity of gold in it.The village had a set of qualities to evolve into a city, such as easy access to canoes, used at the time for navigating rivers, but the priest was excessively demanding and authoritarian, prohibiting alcoholic beverages and prostitutes there.[21] The museum was created by the artist Lira Marques and Frei Chico, a Dutch Franciscan friar who worked as a researcher of Brazilian popular culture and religiosity.[21] Every year, in September, the city holds the Micareta de Araçuaí, an off-season carnival that attracts many people from the region.