Timóteo


Timóteo is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, located by the Piracicaba River. The population as of 2016 was 88,255 inhabitants. The city is situated in the metropolitan area of the Steel Valley. It is the hometown of Aperam South America, a steel factory specialized in the production of stainless steel, now named Aperam.
The municipality contains part of the Rio Doce State Park, created in 1944, the first state-level conservation unit in Minas Gerais.