Rio Espera - Brasil

Location of Rio Espera within Minas Gerais

Rio Espera is a small town in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The town has 6594 inhabitants and is 3 km to the southeast of Belo Horizonte. The town was founded in 1710 when a group of Portuguese explorers, coming from São Paulo, stopped beside a brook to wait for their companions. The site was originally known as Arraial de Espera.