18/11/2022

Geopark Uberaba was presented at the City Council last Wednesday

In the early evening of last Wednesday, June 22nd, the Project Geopark Uberaba - Terra de Gigantes was presented at the Municipality of Uberaba by the Project Team.
The pro-rector of University Extension, professor Fabrício Anibal Corradini, presented the project and was accompanied by other UFTM representatives, among them the vice-rector of UFTM, professor Darlene Mara dos Santos Tavares; Paula Cusinato, director of DDCult/PROEXT; professor Luciana Colucci, director of DDEX/PROEXT; Professor Josenilson Bernardo da Silva, coordinator of GT Geology and Geoconservation, in addition to other servants of the Institution.
Representatives of the signatories were also present, such as SEBRAE's regional manager, William Rodrigues; the director of the Board of Tourism, Fairs and Events of the PMU, Maria Aparecida Basílio; the secretary and president of the Cultural Foundation of Uberaba, Cássio Luís Facure; Beethoven Teixeira, representing the Association of Friends of the Paleontological Site of Peirópolis; in addition to other people who effectively contribute to the progress of the project.
The Uberaba City Council members who were present pledged their full support to the Uberaba Geopark Project – Terra de Gigantes, an important step on the way to its recognition as a UNESCO World Geopark. The project was filed by councilor Varciel Cabeleireiro.

Source: UFTM website

Date: 06/22/2022.

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