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Estação Conhecimento de Governador Valadares

Southeast region / Minas Gerais / Governador Valadares

Booking and enquiries

  • Estação Conhecimento de Governador Valadares Av. Engenheiro Felipe Moreira Caldas, 1.100 , Park Fraternidade Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais
  • Get in touch with: Mr. Fabio Fernandes Brasileiro +55 33 3271 1333 / +55 33 9916 0358 smcel.fabio@valadares.mg.gov.br

Services

  • Café on site
  • Controlled access and security personnel on site
  • Multimedia room

The Estação Conhecimento de Governador Valadares is located in the city of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais state (Southeast Region of Brazil), and is suitable for Athletics training.

The venue offers a six-lane athletic track, a multimedia room and a café. The venue has controlled access and security personnel on site.

About the city:

The city of Governador Valadares is located in Minas Gerais state, 592km from the city of Rio de Janeiro and sits at an average altitude of 148m above sea level. It has a population of 263,689 (IBGE index). Among the city's natural attributes, the most notable are its waterfalls and the Pico da Ibituruna (Ibituruna Peak), a rock formation sitting at an altitude of 1,123m.

SPORTS OFFERED AT THE CAMP AND SPORT VENUE SPECIFICATIONS

Olympic sports

Athletics

Athletic track
Number of track lanes: 6
Number of track lanes in sprint straight: 6
Floodlights 
Athletic areas
Number of jumping areas: 4
Number of throwing areas: 4

Distance Chart

Distances
Nearest airport Aeroporto Coronel Altino Machado - Governador Valadares/Minas Gerais
Distance to nearest airport (km) 6.6
Nearest port Porto de Vitória – Vitória/Espírito Santo
Distance to nearest port (km) 425
Distance to nearest major hospital (km) 12.6

Climate information - Governador Valadares


Climate information - Governador Valadares

 

Notes:
1. Daily minimum temperature may reach 10°C from May to July.
2. Relative humidity may reach 25% in June and July.
3. Average values of past 10 years.
 
Source: INMET

Climate information - Rio de Janeiro


Climate information - Rio de Janeiro

 

Notes:
1. Daily minimum temperature may reach 14°C from May to July.
2. Average values of past 10 years.
 
Source: INMET
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