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46 46 CAMPO DAS VERTENTES CENTRAL MINEIRA A region whose economic basis is livestock, even though there are still industrial activities in the region, mainly in Barbacena and Lavras, which include companies in the cement, non- metallic minerals, auto parts, food, and footwear segments. Tourism is growing in the region, especially in the cities of São João Del Rei and Tiradentes, which receive increasing numbers of tourists attracted by the historical and architectural richness of these cities from the Brazilian colonial period. Other important points to attract tourism to the region are cultural attractions and ecotourism. This region is responsible for most of the iron ore extracted in Minas Gerais, being explored by large companies, such as Vale S/A and CSN. Other metallic and non-metallic minerals are explored and processed in the region. In this group, one can identify companies such as the gold producer AngloGold Ashanti, the cement companies Brennand Cimentos, Cimentos Liz, and Lafarge-Holcim, the lime producer Mineração Lapa Vermelha, and RHI Magnesita, a refractory producer. Milk Meat Sugarcane Liquor Xavier Chaves Barbacena Antônio Carlos Mining Campos das Vertentes Nominal GDP (2018) %(in Minas) 12.511 2,0% Per capita GDP(RS$) 687.707 (Nominal GDP US$1,000,000) Três Marias Central Region Mining Nominal GDP(2018) %(in Minas)) 11.845 1,9% 634.686 (Nominal GDP US$1,000,000) 47

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