User:Anarcisco/History of Coronel Fabriciano

right|thumb|300x300px|Partial view of [[Coronel Fabriciano|coronel fabriciano in 1943, then a district belonging to antônio dias. photo taken by diló, photographer from the municipality of nova era.]] The history of Coronel Fabriciano, a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais, began in the late 16th century. Expeditions followed the so-called Sertões do Rio Doce in search of precious metals, however the settlement of the region was banned in the beginning of the 17th century, in order to avoid smuggling the gold mined in the Diamantina region.

The settlement was liberated in 1755 and in the course of the 19th century the flow of tropeiros led to the formation of the village of Santo Antônio de Piracicaba in the region of the current Melo Viana and the subsequent creation of the district in 1923. On the same occasion, the locality became serviced by EFVM and the Calado Station was built, around which the urban core that corresponds to the Fabriciano Center was established. In 1936, the Companhia Siderúrgica Belgo-Mineira was installed, which was present until the 1960s, strengthening the formation of an urban nucleus that culminated in the emancipation of Colonel Fabriciano on December 27, 1948.

In the 40s and 50s, respectively, Coronel Fabriciano started to host the industrial complexes of Acesita and Usiminas, which were essential for the development of the city. However, with the political emancipation of Timóteo and Ipatinga, which occurred in 1964, the companies were incorporated into the respective municipalities. The population growth associated with the presence of industries demanded the emergence of neighborhoods and housing estates. In addition, the maintenance of steelmaking activity contributed to the formation of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Aço, which corresponds to one of the largest urban centers in the state.