3 ▁municipal ities ▁National ▁ranking : ▁ 1 , 7 2 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 , 1 3 8 ▁municipal ities ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Life ▁expect ancy : ▁ 7 0 ▁Liter acy ▁rate : ▁ 8 8 ▁▁ ▁The ▁above ▁figures ▁can ▁be ▁compared ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁Po ços ▁de ▁C ald as , ▁which ▁had ▁an ▁M H DI ▁of ▁. 8 4 1 , ▁the ▁highest ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Min as ▁G era is . ▁The ▁highest ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁São ▁Ca et ano ▁do ▁Sul ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁with ▁an ▁M H DI ▁of ▁. 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁lowest ▁was ▁Man ari ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁P ern amb u co ▁with ▁an ▁M H DI ▁of ▁. 4 6 7 ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 5 0 4 ▁municipal ities ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁At ▁last ▁count ▁Brazil ▁had ▁ 5 , 5 6 1 ▁municipal ities ▁so ▁this ▁might ▁have ▁changed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁this ▁writing . ▁ ▁C ele br ations ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁popular ▁event ▁is ▁the ▁For ró ▁Ben ef ic ente ▁de ▁Cur vel o , ▁which ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁July . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁festival ▁of ▁popular ▁music . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁four ▁days ▁the ▁city ▁receives ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors . ▁For ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁For ró ▁de ▁Cur vel o ▁see ▁For ro