Itumirim should become the capital of religious tourism with a giant statue of São José, says City Councilor João Paulo Felizardo
In an interview with the Consul of Slovakia, the lawmaker argued for a union of Lavras with Itumirim, Ijaci, Carrancas and Nazareno
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Itumirim will be "the capital of religious tourism, just as Aparecida do Norte is", said City Councilor João Paulo Felizardo on the Revista da Cidade program this Monday (9th), on Rádio Cultura. The neighboring city is building a statue of São José, the municipality's patron saint, which the Prefeitura de Itumirim (Itumirim City Hall) says will be the largest in the country. On the program, the statue was described as the largest in the world.
According to the councilor, inns and restaurants should come to the region because of the new destination. In his view, Lavras should not compete with its neighbors for tourists.
"We have to come together," he said. Besides Itumirim, he mentioned Ijaci, Carrancas, with its waterfalls, and Nazareno, which he pointed to as one of the country's largest lithium-mining municipalities.
The remarks were made during an interview with the Consul of Slovakia, Renato Werner, who was visiting Lavras.
Watch the excerpt from Revista da Cidade in the video for this story.
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