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Dourados
Dourados is a Brazilian municipality, situated in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Southwest of Campo Grande (the state's capital). It has a population of about 225,000 inhabitants, and its economy is based mainly in arable agriculture (particularly Soya, Maize and Sugar Cane) and in cattle ranching. Dourados is also the second most populous and important city of this state. Its media, commerce, and services more than take care of the thirty cities of Mato Grosso do Sul, including a part of Paraguay. For its size and importance, it is an economic and social capital of a region that possesses approximately a million inhabitants (Vestibule of the Mercosul – the Common Market of the South). Its development was slow until the first half of the 20th century, because of transportation limitations (highways and roads), especially with Campo Grande and the State of São Paulo. From 1950, it increased its development with the construction of roads. With this, it received migrants from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mato Grosso Do Sul
Mato Grosso do Sul () is one of the Midwestern states of Brazil. Neighboring Brazilian states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay, to the southwest, and Bolivia, to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising. Crossed in the south by the Tropic of Capricorn, Mato Grosso do Sul generally has a warm, sometimes hot, and humid climate, and is crossed by numerous tributaries of the Paraná River. The state has 1.3% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.5% of the Brazilian GDP. The state is also known for its natural environment, and is a destination for domestic and international tourism. The Pantanal lowlands cover 12 municipalities and presents a variety of flora and fauna, with forests, natural sand banks, savannahs, open pasture, fields and bushes. The city Bonito, in the mountain of Bodoquena, has prehistoric caves, natural river ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clube Recreativo Desportivo 7 De Setembro
Clube Desportivo Sete de Setembro, or Sete de Dourados, as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Dourados in Mato Grosso do Sul, founded on 7 September 1994. Sete de Dourados is currently ranked sixth among Mato Grosso do Sul teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 216th place overall. History The club was founded in 1994 but only made its first professional game in 2005, which was the year that the Sete de Dourados won the title of Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense Second Division. In 2016, the club won in an unprecedented way the main division of Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense. Stadium Sete de Dourados play their home games at Douradão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 30,000 people. Honours * Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense The Campeonato Sul-Mato-Grossense is the football league of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Before 1979, the Sul-Mato-Grossense clubs competed in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, because Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponta Porã
Ponta Porã is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population is 93,937 (2020) and its area is 5,329 km2. It has a dry border and a conurbation with the city of Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, Pedro Juan Caballero in Paraguay. Ponta Porã is 1346 kilometers away from Brasilia, the country's capital, and 324 km away from Campo Grande, the state capital. Ponta Porã has a humid subtropical climate with temperature of 30 ° throughout the year. The city has a good number of hotels, both in the Brazilian side as the Paraguayan. The city's economy is focused on agriculture and livestock. The main crops found near the city are soybeans, wheat and corn. Ponta Porã International Airport is located in the municipality but currently without scheduled flights. History The origin of Ponta Porã begins with the formation of a village called Punta Porã. Before the Paraguayan War, the site of the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dourados Airport
Francisco de Matos Pereira Airport is the airport serving Dourados, Brazil. History The airport was commissioned on November 13, 1982. Between 1 May 2021 and 31 October 2021 and 1 March 2022 and 30 September 2022, the airport will be closed due to major renovation of the runway. Airlines and destinations No scheduled flights operate at this airport. Access The airport is located from downtown Dourados. See also *List of airports in Brazil This is a list of airports in Brazil, sorted by location. The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil lists on March 10, 2022, 491 public and 2,677 private aerodromes in Brazil. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate that th ... References External links * * * {{Brazil topics Airports in Mato Grosso do Sul Airports established in 1982 1982 establishments in Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keirrison De Souza Carneiro
Keirrison de Souza Carneiro (born 3 December 1988), nicknamed "K9", is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Londrina. Club career Coritiba Keirrison became a regular in Coritiba's main squad in 2007, helping the club win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and being promoted to the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He was the club's top goalscorer in that competition with 12 goals. He was also the top goalscorer of the Campeonato Paranaense in 2008 with 18 goals. He played his first Série A match on 11 May 2008, when his club beat Palmeiras 2–0, although he suffered an injury in the match. He scored his first goal for the club on 9 July 2008 in a 4–0 win over Portuguesa. His first goal came less than a month later in a 0–0 win over Santos on 3 August 2008. Keirrison finished as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2008's top goalscorer with 23 goals, tied with Washington of Fluminense and Kléber Pereira of Santos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Leiva
Lucas Pezzini Leiva (born 9 January 1987), known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio. Lucas began his career as a box-to-box midfielder at Grêmio where he won the Campeonato Gaúcho in 2006 and 2007. In July 2007 he moved to Liverpool, where he played 347 professional matches over the course of a decade, winning the League Cup in 2012. Between 2010 and 2016 Lucas led the Premier League in tackles per game five times in six seasons. He has the second most tackles in Premier League history, and remains the Brazilian with the 3rd most Premier League appearances. He joined Lazio in 2017. A full international since 2007, he has earned 24 caps and represented Brazil at the 2008 Olympics and 2011 Copa América, winning a bronze medal at the former. He also captained the under-20 team to victory in the 2007 South American Youth Championship. Club career Grêmio Born in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubiratan Esporte Clube
Ubiratan Esporte Clube, commonly known as Ubiratan, is a Brazilian football club based in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul state. They won the Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense three times, competed in the Série B twice and also competed in the Série C three times. History The club was founded on February 5, 1947. Ubiratan competed in the Série B in 1986, when they were eliminated in the First Stage. The club was eliminated in the Second Stage in the 1988 Série C, and in the First Stage in the 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ... edition of this competition. They won the Campeonato Sul-Matogrossense in 1990, 1998, and in 1999. Ubiratan was eliminated in the First Stage in both the 1991 Série B and in the 1998 Série C. Stadium Ubiratan Esporte Clube play t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay
Pedro Juan Caballero () is a Paraguayan city in the Amambay, Amambay Department of which it is the capital. The city lies on the border with the Brazilian city of Ponta Porã in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and is known as a centre for cheap Electronics, electronic and consumer goods, and also as a centre for drug smuggling. This city is the highest city in Paraguay at 670 m (2201 ft) above sea level and is named after Pedro Juan Caballero (politician), Pedro Juan Caballero. Pedro Juan Caballero counts with the Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport and the country's most modern shopping centre, the Shopping Dubai, which cost US$30million. The Blue Lagoon Amambay Hotel & Residential Complex is located in the city, the hotel is modernly structured and Paraguay.com considered it a First World condominium. The city is home to the Club 2 de Mayo, Club Sportivo 2 de Mayo, counting with the Monumental Río Parapití which was used for the 1999 Copa América and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour of the region's soil. It has a population of 906,092, according to a 2020 IBGE estimate,. The region where the city is located was in the past a waypoint for travellers who wanted to go from São Paulo or Minas Gerais to northern Mato Grosso by land. In the early 1900s a railway was completed connecting Campo Grande to Corumbá, on the Bolivian border, and to Bauru, São Paulo. Also in the beginning of the 20th century, the Western Brazilian Army Headquarters was established in Campo Grande, making it an important military center. With a population growth from 140,000 people in 1970 to 750,000 people in 2008, Campo Grande is the third largest urban center of the Center-West region, and the 23rd largest city in the country. In 1977, the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kearney, Nebraska
Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 30,787 in the 2010 census. It is home to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The westward push of the railroad as the Civil War ended gave new birth to the community. Geography Kearney is located at (40.700731, -99.081150) on I-80 with access to the major markets of Omaha-Lincoln, Denver, Kansas City, Des Moines, Wichita and Cheyenne, Kearney is at the center of a seven-state region and 20 million people. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Climate Demographics : Kearney is the principal city of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Buffalo and Kearney counties. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 30,787 people, 12,201 households, and 7,015 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 12,738 housing units at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iquique
Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191,468 according to the 2017 census. It is also the main commune of Greater Iquique. The city developed during the heyday of the saltpetre mining in the Atacama Desert in the 19th century. Once a Peruvian city with a large Chilean population, it was conquered by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). Today it is one of only two free ports of Chile, the other one being Punta Arenas, in the country's far south. History Although the city was founded in the 16th century, there is evidence of habitation in the area by the Chango people as early as 7,000 BC. During colonial times, Iquique was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru as much of South America was at the time, and remained part of Peruvian territory until the end of the 19th century. Iq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
