place, being beaten by Atlético Mineiro in the quarter-finals. Volleyball In 2011, UFJF volleyball team won promotion to Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol for the first time. In its first season, UFJF finished 11th from 12 teams and is pending invitation to stay at the top division for 2012/13 season. Later on the team changed its name to JF Vôlei and it was ranked # 7 in the superliga 2016/2017,the team's best performance so far. Demography Ethnic groups found in Juiz de Fora include: Portuguese, Italians, Africans, Germans, Lebanese, Syrians, others Arabs, Japanese and more recently Chinese. The population was 238,510 in 1970 with 7.6% living in rural areas. As of the 2010 census, there were 516,248 people living in Juiz de Fora. The racial composition of the city was: The population of Juiz de Fora since the first census, in 1872: Notable people from Juiz de Fora Geraldo Majella Agnelo (cardinal and papabile) in the 2013 papal conclave Ana Carolina (singer) Scheila Carvalho (model, dancer) Fernando Cedrola (footballer) Daniel (former professional footballer, murdered in 2018) Bernardo Faria (Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion) Rubem Fonseca (writer and poet) Itamar Franco (former Brazilian President and former mayor of the city) Márcia Fu (former Brazilian female volleyball player) Fernando Gabeira (writer, reporter, congressman) Giovane Gávio (former Brazilian volleyball player) Natália Guimarães (Miss Brazil 2007, 1st runner up Miss Universe 2007) Andréia Horta (actress) Júlia Horta (Miss Brasil 2019) Hudson (professional footballer, currently at São Paulo) Marcelo (former footballer and one of the victims of Chapecoense plane crash) Fab Melo (former NBA basketball player) Murilo Mendes (poet) Leda Nagle (journalist) Pedro Nava (writer and journalist) Lara Rodrigues (actress) Thomás (professional footballer, currently at Greek club Apollon Smyrnis) Wesley (professional footballer, currently at English club Aston Villa) José duardo Gattas Bara Jogador de voley (Tri campeão brasileiro) Jogou na seleção brasileira References External links Juiz de Fora Guide Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora city government Juiz de Fora Virtual Tour Juiz de Fora and Region Tourist Guide JF Clipping News 1850 establishments in Brazil Populated places established in 1850 Municipalities in Minas Gerais