Come visit the Brazil Gem Show:
Address: Av Rio Doce s/n
Ilha dos Araújos
Governador Valadares / MG
Close to the 8º RPM.
Governador Valadares is located in the State of Minas Gerais, only a 40 minute flight away from the capital city Belo Horizonte. With beautiful tourist attractions, such as the Rio Doce and Ibituruna Peak, it is the heart of the mineral and precious stones extraction zone. At present, the regions of Governador Valadares and Teófilo Otoni gather around 350 companies in the gem industry, constituting one of the main areas in the production, cutting and trading of emeralds, topaz, tourmaline, beryl, alexandrite, rubelite and aquamarines, among others. .
Minas Gerais stands out as the major producer of colored gemstones in Latin America. The state synthesizes Brazil itself as its second largest economy and has a privileged position close to Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília. .