SABAR

city, east-central Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on the Velhas River, east of Belo Horizonte, the state capital, at 2,313 feet (705 m) above sea level. Made a seat of a municipality in 1711, it was elevated to city status in 1838. Cobblestone streets, colonial buildings, and a gold-mining museum attest to Sabar's former eminence as a mining centre. A spinning and weaving factory and other industrial establishments now sustain the community, although iron mining and metallurgy are of growing importance. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 22,883.