Uberlândia, city in eastern Brazil, in Minas Gerais State, on the Rio Bom Jardim. It is a commercial and transportation center for a vast livestock-raising and crop-farming area. Manufactures include processed food and chemicals. The Federal University of Uberlândia (1969) is here. Uberlândia was chartered as a city in 1891. Population (1996) 4,304,391.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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