Ordenamento territorial dos municípios brasileiros

 Minas Gerais, séculos XVIII-XIX

Abstract

One of the challenges faced by the Brazilian state throughout
the nineteenth century was the definition of the area of the
increasing number of emancipated municipalities especially
since the 1830s. As a consequence, this growing number of municipalities
began to demand a greater accuracy regarding the
demarcation of their territories. However, the way municipal
boundaries were established during this period is a considerable
problem. This article aims to discuss the difficulties involved
in the demarcation of the territory of Brazilian municipalities
in the nineteenth century, through the study of a concrete
example in Minas Gerais.