Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Juiz de Fora (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒwiʒ dʒi ˈfɔɾɐ], External Judge), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2012 estimates the current population is about 525,225 inhabitants. The geographical area of the municipality is 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi).The city's location was a key factor in its economic and demographic development, since it is situated between the three most important financial and economic metropolises of southeast Brazil (and also the three largest urban sprawls of the country): Rio de Janeiro (189 km (117 mi)), Belo Horizonte (260 km (160 mi)) and São Paulo (486 km (302 mi)). Major highways connect Juiz de Fora with these three metropolitan areas, the most important -and crucial for the city's recent growth- being the BR 040, which connects Brasília, Belo Horizonte, and Rio de Janeiro. Running throughout the city, the Paraibuna river is a major tributary of the Paraíba do Sul river, in whose basin lies the core of Brazilian heavy and high-technology industries.. }
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- Juiz_de_Fora abstract "Juiz de Fora (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒwiʒ dʒi ˈfɔɾɐ], External Judge), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2012 estimates the current population is about 525,225 inhabitants. The geographical area of the municipality is 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi).The city's location was a key factor in its economic and demographic development, since it is situated between the three most important financial and economic metropolises of southeast Brazil (and also the three largest urban sprawls of the country): Rio de Janeiro (189 km (117 mi)), Belo Horizonte (260 km (160 mi)) and São Paulo (486 km (302 mi)). Major highways connect Juiz de Fora with these three metropolitan areas, the most important -and crucial for the city's recent growth- being the BR 040, which connects Brasília, Belo Horizonte, and Rio de Janeiro. Running throughout the city, the Paraibuna river is a major tributary of the Paraíba do Sul river, in whose basin lies the core of Brazilian heavy and high-technology industries.".