Bicas

Originally a stopping point for salesmen in the 18th century, Bicas gained its independence from the city of Guarará in 1923. It served as a destination for Italian immigrants and other nationalities.

Until the 1970s, Bicas had a full-working train station and an active RFFSA (the extinct state railroad company) branch for repairing wagons. The entire structure was dismantled and today the train station exists only as a historic site. Currently, Bicas has an economy based on commerce, agriculture and farming.

Annual Farming Expositions, with bull-riding and rodeos, cattle commerce and local products - typically in the last week of July of every year - are a tradition of several cities in Zona da Mata, and the Farming Exposition of Bicas is one of the most famous, attracting thousands of tourists from several parts of the country.

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  Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, real colour.
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  Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, real colour, sharpened to show smaller roads and details.
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  Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, highlighting dense wood covering (bright red), grass (brown) and buildings (green)
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  Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, strongly contrasting dense wood covering (green), grass (brown), buildings (purple) and naked land areas (orange)
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  Satellite photo, 1993-06-24, showing buildings and roads (light grey)

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