Other names: Espirito Santo do Rio Pardo, Muniz Freire (1896)
The Arraial do Espirito Santo belonged to the Vila de Cachoeiro do Itapemirim and was located near the Rio Pardo, 170 kilometres west of the provincial capital Vitória. In April 1890 it was elevated to freguesia status and seven months later to Vila do Espírito Santo do Rio Pardo. Since November 1896, the município has borne the name Muniz Freire, in memory of the lawyer, journalist and politician (1861-1918), who was governor of the state of Espírito Santo for two terms.
The local post office was created in April 1881, as reported in the regional press:
The imperial postmark is EES-0220a (coll. José A. Junges):
Andere Namen: Espirito Santo do Rio Pardo, Muniz Freire (1896)
Der Arraial do Espirito Santo gehörte zur Vila de Cachoeiro do Itapemirim und lag in der Nähe des Rio Pardo, 170 km westlich der Provinzhauptstadt Vitória. Im April 1890 erfolgte die Erhebung zur Freguesia und sieben Monate später zur Vila do Espírito Santo do Rio Pardo. Seit November 1896 trägt der Município den Namen Muniz Freire, in Erinnerung an den Juristen, Journalisten und Politiker (1861-1918), der zwei Amtszeiten lang Gouverneur des Staates Espírito Santo war.
Das örtliche Postamt wurde im April 1881 gegründet, wie die regionale Presse berichtete:
Der kaiserliche Poststempel ist EES-0220a (Samml. José A. Junges):
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