According to the modern (2017) geographic classification by Brazil's National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the city is the main municipality in the Intermediate Geographic Region of Ipatinga.
Despite th… See more

It is the most important city of the Vale do Aço metropolitan area and it is the headquarters of one of the largest steel making complexes in Brazil, Usina Siderúrgica de Minas Gerais – Usiminas. See more

Ipatinga Futebol Clube, the city's main football club won the state championship in 2005 and reached the Copa do Brasil semi-finals in 2006. In 2007, it placed 2nd on the National Championship's Série B, climbing to the first d… See more

• Climate: Tropical wet and dry (or savanna) climate (Köppen-Geiger climate classification: Aw)
• Average annual temperature: 23 °C
• Latitude South 19°28'46"… See more

Ipatinga currently has two sister cities:
• – Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan since July 24, 1978
• - Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States of America since 2009 See more