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Abaiara is a city in the region of the Kiriri people, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 11,853 people. Etymology The city was first named, in 1873, "Distrito de São Pedro", as a tribute to the Brazilian emperor Pedro II of Brazil, Pedro II. In 1938 the name was changed to "Pedro Segundo". In 1943 the city received its current name, "Abaiara", this name in Tupi–Guarani languages, Tupi means "the lord of men", (still as a reference and tribute to D. Pedro II). History Its history goes back to the 19th century, when two farmers, José Leite da Cunha and José Júlio Sampaio, settled in the area. Political evolution The first political event occurred just after the creation of the ''Distrito da Paz'' on March 27, 1873. Abaiara was first elevated to the condition of Vila on December 20, 1938, under the name of ''Pedro Segundo''. The name was not very popular with the inhabitants and was soon replaced with the current name on December 30, 1943. Abaiara w ...
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The municipalities of Brazil ( pt, municípios do Brasil) are administrative divisions of the states of Brazil, Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most subdivided state, with 853. The Federal District (Brazil), Federal District cannot be divided into Municipality, municipalities, which is why its territory is composed of several Administrative regions of the Federal District (Brazil), administrative regions. These regions are directly managed by the government of the Federal District, which exercises constitutional and legal powers that are equivalent to those of the Federated state, states, as well as those of the Municipality, municipalities, thus simultaneously assuming all the obligations a ...
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