Brazilian poet and literary critic Dina Mangabeira was born in Bocaiva and moved to Montes Claros two year later.
Dina Mangabeira (20 August 1923  11 February 2000) was a Brazilian poet and literary critic. She was born in Bocaiuva on a farm called "Morro Agudo", into a traditional family from northern Minas Gerais. Moving to Montes Claros when she was two years old, Mangabeira was a teacher from 1945 until 1948, when she married and devoted her free time to writing poetry. 
