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Abadiânia
Abadiânia is a municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is home to a famous Brazilian medium, "psychic surgeon" and convicted sex offender João de Deus. Location Abadiânia is part of the Entorno do Distrito Federal statistical micro-region. Neighboring municipalities are: *North: Pirenópolis, Corumbá de Goiás, and Alexânia *South: Silvânia *East: Anápolis *West: Alexânia The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 88 km. Highway connections with Brasília, Anápolis and Goiânia are made by BR-060 (also called in the Brasília-Anápolis stretch as Belém–Brasília Highway). It is known as the City of Spiritual Cures because of the presence of psychic healer, João de Deus, who attracts many national and international tourists seeking cures for their maladies. Located between Brasília and Goiânia on the BR-060 highway, it has always been a stopping-off point for travellers between the two cities. Economy There is modest agricultural production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In Goiás
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Goiás (GO), in the Central-West Region of Brazil. Goiás is divided into 246 municipalities, which are grouped into 18 microregions, which are grouped into 5 mesoregions. Ordered by regions Ordered by population List of municipalities in Goiás by population, in descending order, based on estimates from IBGE for 1 July 2005. More than 500,000 inhabitants More than 100,000 inhabitants More than 50,000 inhabitants More than 25,000 inhabitants More than 10,000 inhabitants More than 5,000 inhabitants Fewer than 5,000 inhabitants Ordered by area and population This is a list of municipalities in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Population figures are estimates from 2005. Area figures are from 2002. See also *Geography of Brazil *List of cities in Brazil Brazil has a high level of urbanization with 87.8% of the population residing in Urban area, urban and Metropolitan area, metropolitan areas. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Teixeira De Faria
João Teixeira de Faria (born 24 June 1942), known also as João de Deus (John of God), is a Brazilian is a self-proclaimed medium (spirituality), medium and psychic surgery, psychic surgeon. He was based in Abadiânia, where he ran a "spiritual healing center" called the Casa de Dom Inácio de Loyola. He received media coverage on CNN, ABC News, and ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. James Randi and Joe Nickell exposed his healing procedures as nothing more than carnival tricks, and there is no evidence that the benefits that have been reported by patients are anything more than placebo effects. In 2018, after over 600 accusations of sexual abuse, Faria turned himself in to police. In December 2019, he was sentenced to 19 years and four months for the rapes of four women. On 20 January 2020, 40 years were added to his prison time for the rape of five additional women. The sentences add up to 63 years and 4 months. Early life João Teixeira de Faria was born in Cachoeira de Goiás o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexânia
Alexânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Alexânia is known for its alleged extraterrestrial sightings in the late sixties and early seventies. The Areias River passes through the municipality. Location It is located on the main Brasília–Goiânia highway, GO-060, which has been recently widened to four lanes. The distance to Brasília is 130 km and 118 km to Goiânia. It is part of the Entorno do Distrito Federal statistical micro-region. Municipal boundaries are with: *North: Corumbá de Goiás *South: Abadiânia *East: Santo Antônio do Descoberto *West: Corumbá de Goiás and Abadiânia Districts, Villages, and Hamlets *Villages: Alvorada, Olhos d’Água and Estiva. *Hamlet: Serra do Ouro. Economy The city relies on agriculture and livestock raising, with ranches producing both meat and dairy cattle. There is a substantial poultry industry with 755,000 birds counted in 2006. There is also an intense commercial activity because of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microregion Of Entorno Do Distrito Federal
Entorno do Distrito Federal Microregion (also: ''Entorno de Brasília'') is a statistical microregion in Goiás state, Brazil, consisting of municipalities located in the vicinity of the Federal District of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... Municipalities The microregion consists of the following municipalities: territorial division. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anápolis
Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an estimate by the Brazilian Institute of Geographic and Statistics in 2020. It is an important industrial and logistics center in the Brazilian Central-West. Its GDP is R$ 10 billion, approximately billion, which makes it the second largest in the state. The city became an industrial power after the implementation of its Industrial District in 1970. Etymology ''Anápolis'' means "city of Ana" in Greek (Ana + ''polis'', city). History The settlement began in the 18th century, due to the travels of the drovers to the region of gold mines in the nearby towns. Some of the travelers, when they did not find any more precious metals, decided to settle in the thorp. The first historical registry was written in 1819, when the French naturalist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvânia
Silvânia is a municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil. History Around 1774, it was discovered gold in the region. There was an influx of gold miners; with them, it was brought a statue of Nosso Senhor of Bonfim. It gave name for the small village that was created, Bonfim. It became a municipality in 1857. It was renamed to Silvânia in 1943, in a homage to a local Silva famil Vianópolis, Leopoldo de Bulhões, São Miguel do Passa Quatro and Gameleira de Goiás were dismembered from Silvânia. Location and highway connections Silvânia is located 77 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia, 180 km. from the national capital of Brasília, and 65 from the second most important city of the state, Anápolis. The highways that link it with other cities are: GO-330, GO-010, GO-139 and GO-437. Connections starting in Goiânia are made by BR-457 / GO-010 / Bonfinópolis / Leopoldo de Bulhões / GO-437 / GO-139. SeSepinfor all the distances. It borders the municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corumbá De Goiás
Corumbá de Goiás is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is one of the oldest cities in the state and still preserves vestiges of its colonial heritage. The Areias River passes through the municipality. Location and Geography Located in the micro-region of Entorno do Distrito Federal, is linked by highways BR-070 and BR-414. Important distances are: 110 km to Goiânia, 45 km to Anápolis and 130 km to Brasília. Corumbá is bounded by the following municipalities: Pirenópolis, Cocalzinho de Goiás, Santo Antônio do Descoberto, Alexânia and Abadiânia. Due to variations in elevation, temperatures are quite varied. The average is around 26 °C; The rains obey a tropical pattern and are at their strongest in the period of October to March. The municipality contains part of the Pirineus State Park, created in 1987. Nature is the tourist attraction of the municipality. The region is full of waterfalls, caverns, and rivers. The Salto de C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corumbá River
The Corumbá River (''Rio Corumbá'' in Portuguese) is the most important river in the Central Plateau region of Brazil. Its source is in the Montes de Pireneus, near Pirenópolis, state of Goiás, near the boundary with the Federal District and its length is 567 km. It receives the waters of the Descoberto and São Bartolomeu, which begin in the Federal District. There are plans to build a hydroelectric plant on this section of the river. The Corumbá flows south from its source near Corumbá de Goiás, where there are spectacular waterfalls, is crossed by a major bridge on the Brasília-Goiânia highway east of Alexânia, passing near Pires do Rio and Caldas Novas. To the south it enters the Itumbiara Reservoir, the lake created by the Itumbiara Dam on the Paranaíba River, one of the main tributaries of the Paraná River. Near Caldas Novas the Corumbá is dammed and forms a large reservoir called Corumbá Lake. The Corumbá receives untreated sewage from severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João De Deus (medium)
João de Deus ( en, John of God) may refer to: *Johannes de Deo (died 1267), also called João de Deus, Portuguese canon law jurist *John of God (1495–1550), also called João de Deus, Portuguese soldier and saint *João de Deus de Nogueira Ramos (1830–1896), Portuguese poet and educator * João de Deus (actor) (1883–1951), Portuguese film actor in Brazil *João Teixeira de Faria João Teixeira de Faria (born 24 June 1942), known also as João de Deus (John of God), is a Brazilian is a self-proclaimed medium (spirituality), medium and psychic surgery, psychic surgeon. He was based in Abadiânia, where he ran a "spirit ... (born 1942), also called João de Deus, Brazilian psychic * João de Deus (footballer) (born 1976), Portuguese football player and coach {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belém–Brasília Highway
The Belém–Brasília Highway (in Portuguese: ''Rodovia Belém–Brasília'') is a set of portions of six federal highways of Brazil, of which each portion contributes to the function of connecting the Atlantic port city of Belém in the northern state of Pará and the Brazilian Federal District Brasília in the southern interior. The Belém–Brasília Highway designation applies (between Belém and each respective city) to the following routes: * BR-316 (Santa Maria do Pará), * BR-308 (Santa Maria do Pará), and * BR-010 ( Estreito). It also applies to * BR-226 between Porto Franco and Wanderlândia, * BR-153 thence to and from Anápolis, and * BR-060 thence to and from Brasília. In each case, the route in question extends beyond one or both of the cities that demarcate the respective stretch of the Belém–Brasília Highway, while the stretch(es) beyond lack that designation. History The Belém–Brasília Highway was the first road built through the central and the midd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BR-060
BR-060 is a federal highway of Brazil. The 1329 kilometre road connects Brasília to Bela Vista, on the Paraguayan border. It is also designated as part of the Belém–Brasília Highway, in its stretch between Brasília and Anápolis. Duplication In the Federal District and in the State of Goiás, the highway has 521 km duplicated, between Brasilia and Jataí. The section between Brasília and Goiânia fully doubled in 2007. The section between Goiânia and Jataí doubled in 2012. Economic Importance The highway helps in the flow of agricultural production in the Center-West Region, which specializes in: soybeans, corn, sugarcane, tomatoes, beans, in the planting of eucalyptus for the production of cellulose and paper, and in cattle raising. Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul also have considerable mineral exploration, producing a lot of iron ore, nickel and copper, in addition to gold, manganese and niobium. The BR-060 will in the future serve as a link with the Bioceanic Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brasília
Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitschek on 21 April 1960, to serve as the new national capital. Brasília is estimated to be Brazil's third-most populous city. Among major Latin American cities, it has the highest GDP per capita. Brasília was a planned city developed by Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer and Joaquim Cardozo in 1956 in a scheme to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location. The landscape architect was Roberto Burle Marx. The city's design divides it into numbered blocks as well as sectors for specified activities, such as the Hotel Sector, the Banking Sector, and the Embassy Sector. Brasília was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 due to its modernist architecture and uniquely artistic urban planning. It was named "City of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
