Inhumas

	Inhumas Inhumas () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 52 866 (2019 estimate) in a total area of 613.3 km² (10/10/2002). Inhumas is a large producer of sugarcane, poultry, milk, and meat. Distances and Location Distance to the state capital: 54 km. Distance to regional center (Anápolis): 73 km. Highway connections: state highway GO-070 north from Goiânia, through Goianira and then 22 km. north. Inhumas is on the Meia Ponte River. Neighboring municipalities are Itauçu, Petrolina Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is km², making it the largest m ..., Damolândia, Brazabrantes, Caturaí, and Araçu. Demographics Population growth rate 1996/2006: 1.05.% Population in 2007: 44,983 Population in 1980: 31,430 Urban population in 2007: 42,421 Rural po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Caturaí Caturaí is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Caturaí is 32 kilometers north of Goiânia and belongs to the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the state capital by highway GO-070. Neighboring municipalities are: Inhumas, Goiânia, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, Araçu, Avelinópolis, and Trindade. Geography The climate is tropical with minimum temperatures of 17 °C and maximums of 27 °C. The terrain is flat and is bathed by the Rio Peixe, which has its source in the municipality of Inhumas, and the Rio Anicuns, which forms the boundary with Avelinópolis. The vegetation, characterised by cerrado is rich in forest and fertile lands. Demographics Population density: 21.61 inhabitants/km2 (2007) Population growth rate: 0.79% 1996/2007 Population in 2007: 4,477 (''3,899'' in 1980) Urban population in 2007: 3,341 (''1,553 in 1980'') Rural population in 2007: 1,136 (''2,346 in 1980'') Economy The main economic activity is cattle raising, but the ... [...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]
	Damolândia Damolândia () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Highway connections The distance to Goiânia is 79 km. while the distance to Anápolis is 62 km. Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-462 / Santo Antônio de Goiás / GO-222 / Nova Veneza / GO-416. Neighboring municipalities: Petrolina de Goiás, Ouro Verde de Goiás, Nova Veneza, Brazabrantes, and Inhumas Demographics Population density: 31.76 inhabitants/km2 (2007) Population growth rate: 0.21% 1996/2007 Population in 2007: 2,688 (''2,366'' in 1980) Urban population in 2007: 1,136 (''1,292 in 1980'') Rural population in 2007: 552 (''1,074 in 1980'') The economy The main economic activities were livestock raising and agriculture. Although Damolândia is one of the smallest municipalities in the state of Goiás, it still has space for a substantial cattle herd of 13,100 cows (2006). The main agricultural products in planted area (2006) were bananas, rice, beans, corn, and coffee. Industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Goiás, Goiás Goiás (also known as Goiás Velho, Old Goiás) is a municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. Its population was 22,381 (2020 est.) and its area is 3,108 km2. It is the former capital of the state and preserves much of its colonial heritage. In 2002, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. World Heritage Site It used to be the old state capital of Goiás up until 1937 when the government seat was transferred to the then-recently built Goiânia. It was founded by the famed Bandeirante explorer Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva, nicknamed the ''Anhangüera'', and was called in colonial times Vila Boa de Goyaz ("Good Village of Goyaz" in archaic Portuguese). Given its historical importance, the historical center of Goiás was included on the UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2001. Location Municipal boundaries: North: Faina South: Mossâmedes East: Itaberaí West: Itapirapuã and Matrinchã Districts: Calcilândia, Buenolândia, Davidópolis, São João e Uvá. Povoado (vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brazabrantes Brazabrantes () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Brazabrantes is located 59 kilometers north of the important city of (Anápolis). Highway connections from the state capital of Goiânia are made by taking state highway GO-70 north to Goanira and then east to Brazabrantes. Neighboring municipalities: Nova Veneza, Inhumas, Damolândia, and Goiânia. Brazabrantes is in the Meia Ponte River valley. Demographics The population growth rate for the period 1996/2007 was 1.71%. The population in 1980 was 2,241, increasing to 3,142 in 2007. The economy The economy is based on cattle raising (14,500 head in 2006), poultry raising and agriculture. The main agricultural products are small production of bananas, citrus fruits, tomatoes, manioc, rice, corn, soybeans, and beans; large production of sugarcane—1,500 hectares producing 118,000 tons. There were no banks in August 2007. Number of industrial establishments: 11 (June 2007) Number of retail comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Itauçu Itauçu () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the capital by highway BR-070, which links Goiânia with Aragarças. It has boundaries with the following municipalities: north: Taquaral de Goiás and Santa Rosa de Goiás west: Itaberaí east: Petrolina de Goiás south: Araçu and Inhumas Demographics Population growth rate 1991/2000: 0.24.% Population in 2007: 8,710 Population in 1980: 9,770 Urban population in 2007: 6,404 Rural population in 2007: 2,306 The economy The economy is based on cattle raising (49,000 head in 2004) and cultivation of soybeans, rice, corn, sugarcane, and beans. Number of industrial establishments: 24 Number of retail establishments: 71 Banking establishments: Banco Itaú S.A. Dairies: Laticínios Alvorada Ind. Com. Ltda. (22/05/2006) Automobiles: 757 Agricultural data 2006 Farm ... [...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]
	Anhima Cornuta The horned screamer (''Anhima cornuta'') is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America. There are three screamer species, the other two being the southern screamer and the northern screamer in the genus ''Chauna''. They are related to the ducks, geese and swans, which are in the family Anatidae, but have bills looking more like those of game birds. Taxonomy Already known in the 17th century, the horned screamer was described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his '' Systema Naturae''. He introduced the binomial name ''Palamedea cornuta''. The horned screamer is now the only species placed in the genus ''Anhima'' that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The specific epithet ''cornuta'' is the Latin word for "horned". The German naturalist Georg Marcgrave had used the Latin name ''Anhima'' in 1648 for the horned screamer in his ''Historia na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Itaberaí Itaberaí is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Itaberaí is a large producer of agricultural products including corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane. Location Itaberaí is located 92 kilometers north-west of Goiânia on state highway GO-070 and 36 kilometers southeast of the former capital, Cidade de Goiás. Itaberaí is part of the Anápolis Microregion. Neighboring municipalities: Americano do Brasil, Anicuns, Araçu, Avelinópolis, Cidade de Goiás, Heitoraí, Itaguari, Itaguaru, Itauçu, Mossâmedes, Taquaral de Goiás and Uruana. Districts (distritos), villages (povoados), and hamlets (aglomerados): – Povoados: Congomé, Santa Rita and Santo Antônio. – Aglomerados: Lobeira, São Benedito and São José do Retiro. Climate The climate is humid tropical with regular rains in the summer. The most important rivers are Rio das Pedras, Rio Uru, which has its source in the Serra Dourada and forms a boundary with the municipality of Goiás. Demog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Araçu Araçu is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Araçu is part of the Anápolis Microregion and is a short distance northwest of the state capital, Goiânia. It has boundaries with Itaberaí, Itauçu, and Caturaí. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is and highway connections are made by GO-070 / Goianira / GO-523 / Caturaí / GO-222. Demographics The population density was 25.26 inhabitants/km2 (2007) with 3,343 people living in the urban areas and 537 living in the rural areas. The population growth rate was 0.49% for the period 1996/2007) Economy The economy is based on cattle raising (19,500 head in 2006), services, public administration, and agriculture. The main agricultural products in 2006 were bananas, coffee, garlic, rice, sugarcane, beans, corn, and tomatoes. There were no financial institutions reported in 2007. Industrial establishments: 6 Retail commerce establishments: 26 Automobiles: 314 Agricultural data 2006 Farms: 171 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Petrolina Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is km², making it the largest municipality in the state by area. The municipality is closely integrated with Juazeiro, Bahia, located on the opposite bank of the São Francisco. Etymology Formerly called (), there is no single story explaining the origin of the name Petrolina. One theory is that the name was in tribute of Brazilian emperor Pedro I and his consort Leopoldina, while another asserts that Petrolina was named for a 'beautiful rock' () found on the banks of the São Francisco. History The growth of Petrolina and its twin city Juazeiro in the late 20th century is the result of the construction of the Sobradinho Dam and the abundant availability of water for irrigation in these otherwise semi-arid soils. The region is perhaps the only one in the interior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Meia Ponte River The Meia Ponte River (Portuguese, ''Rio Meia Ponte'') is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the Paranaíba River just downriver of Cachoeira Dourada Dam. The Paranaíba River marks the border between the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. The Meia Ponte's basin furnishes water for 2 million people, fifty percent of the population of the state, and a large part of the economy depends on it. The Meia Ponte receives great amounts of garbage, industrial waste, and untreated sewage greatly reducing the quality of its waters. The city of Goiânia dumps over 90% of its untreated sewage into the river. A preliminary evaluation of water quality downstream from Goiânia indicates that the river has a stretch of 60 kilometers below Goiânia with low levels of dissolved oxygen and therefore a limited capacity to sustain aquatic life or provide c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Inhumas Inhumas () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 52 866 (2019 estimate) in a total area of 613.3 km² (10/10/2002). Inhumas is a large producer of sugarcane, poultry, milk, and meat. Distances and Location Distance to the state capital: 54 km. Distance to regional center (Anápolis): 73 km. Highway connections: state highway GO-070 north from Goiânia, through Goianira and then 22 km. north. Inhumas is on the Meia Ponte River. Neighboring municipalities are Itauçu, Petrolina Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is km², making it the largest m ..., Damolândia, Brazabrantes, Caturaí, and Araçu. Demographics Population growth rate 1996/2006: 1.05.% Population in 2007: 44,983 Population in 1980: 31,430 Urban population in 2007: 42,421 Rural po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Caturaí Caturaí is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Caturaí is 32 kilometers north of Goiânia and belongs to the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the state capital by highway GO-070. Neighboring municipalities are: Inhumas, Goiânia, Santa Bárbara de Goiás, Araçu, Avelinópolis, and Trindade. Geography The climate is tropical with minimum temperatures of 17 °C and maximums of 27 °C. The terrain is flat and is bathed by the Rio Peixe, which has its source in the municipality of Inhumas, and the Rio Anicuns, which forms the boundary with Avelinópolis. The vegetation, characterised by cerrado is rich in forest and fertile lands. Demographics Population density: 21.61 inhabitants/km2 (2007) Population growth rate: 0.79% 1996/2007 Population in 2007: 4,477 (''3,899'' in 1980) Urban population in 2007: 3,341 (''1,553 in 1980'') Rural population in 2007: 1,136 (''2,346 in 1980'') Economy The main economic activity is cattle raising, but the ... [...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]
	Damolândia Damolândia () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Highway connections The distance to Goiânia is 79 km. while the distance to Anápolis is 62 km. Highway connections from Goiânia: GO-462 / Santo Antônio de Goiás / GO-222 / Nova Veneza / GO-416. Neighboring municipalities: Petrolina de Goiás, Ouro Verde de Goiás, Nova Veneza, Brazabrantes, and Inhumas Demographics Population density: 31.76 inhabitants/km2 (2007) Population growth rate: 0.21% 1996/2007 Population in 2007: 2,688 (''2,366'' in 1980) Urban population in 2007: 1,136 (''1,292 in 1980'') Rural population in 2007: 552 (''1,074 in 1980'') The economy The main economic activities were livestock raising and agriculture. Although Damolândia is one of the smallest municipalities in the state of Goiás, it still has space for a substantial cattle herd of 13,100 cows (2006). The main agricultural products in planted area (2006) were bananas, rice, beans, corn, and coffee. Industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Goiás, Goiás Goiás (also known as Goiás Velho, Old Goiás) is a municipality in the state of Goiás in Brazil. Its population was 22,381 (2020 est.) and its area is 3,108 km2. It is the former capital of the state and preserves much of its colonial heritage. In 2002, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. World Heritage Site It used to be the old state capital of Goiás up until 1937 when the government seat was transferred to the then-recently built Goiânia. It was founded by the famed Bandeirante explorer Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva, nicknamed the ''Anhangüera'', and was called in colonial times Vila Boa de Goyaz ("Good Village of Goyaz" in archaic Portuguese). Given its historical importance, the historical center of Goiás was included on the UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2001. Location Municipal boundaries: North: Faina South: Mossâmedes East: Itaberaí West: Itapirapuã and Matrinchã Districts: Calcilândia, Buenolândia, Davidópolis, São João e Uvá. Povoado (vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Brazabrantes Brazabrantes () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Brazabrantes is located 59 kilometers north of the important city of (Anápolis). Highway connections from the state capital of Goiânia are made by taking state highway GO-70 north to Goanira and then east to Brazabrantes. Neighboring municipalities: Nova Veneza, Inhumas, Damolândia, and Goiânia. Brazabrantes is in the Meia Ponte River valley. Demographics The population growth rate for the period 1996/2007 was 1.71%. The population in 1980 was 2,241, increasing to 3,142 in 2007. The economy The economy is based on cattle raising (14,500 head in 2006), poultry raising and agriculture. The main agricultural products are small production of bananas, citrus fruits, tomatoes, manioc, rice, corn, soybeans, and beans; large production of sugarcane—1,500 hectares producing 118,000 tons. There were no banks in August 2007. Number of industrial establishments: 11 (June 2007) Number of retail comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Itauçu Itauçu () is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Itauçu is located 64 km. northwest of the state capital, Goiânia and is part of the Anápolis Microregion. It is connected to the capital by highway BR-070, which links Goiânia with Aragarças. It has boundaries with the following municipalities: north: Taquaral de Goiás and Santa Rosa de Goiás west: Itaberaí east: Petrolina de Goiás south: Araçu and Inhumas Demographics Population growth rate 1991/2000: 0.24.% Population in 2007: 8,710 Population in 1980: 9,770 Urban population in 2007: 6,404 Rural population in 2007: 2,306 The economy The economy is based on cattle raising (49,000 head in 2004) and cultivation of soybeans, rice, corn, sugarcane, and beans. Number of industrial establishments: 24 Number of retail establishments: 71 Banking establishments: Banco Itaú S.A. Dairies: Laticínios Alvorada Ind. Com. Ltda. (22/05/2006) Automobiles: 757 Agricultural data 2006 Farm ... [...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]
	Anhima Cornuta The horned screamer (''Anhima cornuta'') is a member of a small family of birds, the Anhimidae, which occurs in wetlands of tropical South America. There are three screamer species, the other two being the southern screamer and the northern screamer in the genus ''Chauna''. They are related to the ducks, geese and swans, which are in the family Anatidae, but have bills looking more like those of game birds. Taxonomy Already known in the 17th century, the horned screamer was described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the twelfth edition of his '' Systema Naturae''. He introduced the binomial name ''Palamedea cornuta''. The horned screamer is now the only species placed in the genus ''Anhima'' that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The specific epithet ''cornuta'' is the Latin word for "horned". The German naturalist Georg Marcgrave had used the Latin name ''Anhima'' in 1648 for the horned screamer in his ''Historia na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Itaberaí Itaberaí is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Itaberaí is a large producer of agricultural products including corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, and sugarcane. Location Itaberaí is located 92 kilometers north-west of Goiânia on state highway GO-070 and 36 kilometers southeast of the former capital, Cidade de Goiás. Itaberaí is part of the Anápolis Microregion. Neighboring municipalities: Americano do Brasil, Anicuns, Araçu, Avelinópolis, Cidade de Goiás, Heitoraí, Itaguari, Itaguaru, Itauçu, Mossâmedes, Taquaral de Goiás and Uruana. Districts (distritos), villages (povoados), and hamlets (aglomerados): – Povoados: Congomé, Santa Rita and Santo Antônio. – Aglomerados: Lobeira, São Benedito and São José do Retiro. Climate The climate is humid tropical with regular rains in the summer. The most important rivers are Rio das Pedras, Rio Uru, which has its source in the Serra Dourada and forms a boundary with the municipality of Goiás. Demog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Araçu Araçu is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Araçu is part of the Anápolis Microregion and is a short distance northwest of the state capital, Goiânia. It has boundaries with Itaberaí, Itauçu, and Caturaí. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is and highway connections are made by GO-070 / Goianira / GO-523 / Caturaí / GO-222. Demographics The population density was 25.26 inhabitants/km2 (2007) with 3,343 people living in the urban areas and 537 living in the rural areas. The population growth rate was 0.49% for the period 1996/2007) Economy The economy is based on cattle raising (19,500 head in 2006), services, public administration, and agriculture. The main agricultural products in 2006 were bananas, coffee, garlic, rice, sugarcane, beans, corn, and tomatoes. There were no financial institutions reported in 2007. Industrial establishments: 6 Retail commerce establishments: 26 Automobiles: 314 Agricultural data 2006 Farms: 171 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Petrolina Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River. The population was 354,317 in 2020, and the total area is km², making it the largest municipality in the state by area. The municipality is closely integrated with Juazeiro, Bahia, located on the opposite bank of the São Francisco. Etymology Formerly called (), there is no single story explaining the origin of the name Petrolina. One theory is that the name was in tribute of Brazilian emperor Pedro I and his consort Leopoldina, while another asserts that Petrolina was named for a 'beautiful rock' () found on the banks of the São Francisco. History The growth of Petrolina and its twin city Juazeiro in the late 20th century is the result of the construction of the Sobradinho Dam and the abundant availability of water for irrigation in these otherwise semi-arid soils. The region is perhaps the only one in the interior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Meia Ponte River The Meia Ponte River (Portuguese, ''Rio Meia Ponte'') is one of the most important rivers in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Its source lies 60 km north of the city of Goiânia and it flows through that city in a southern direction joining the Paranaíba River just downriver of Cachoeira Dourada Dam. The Paranaíba River marks the border between the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. The Meia Ponte's basin furnishes water for 2 million people, fifty percent of the population of the state, and a large part of the economy depends on it. The Meia Ponte receives great amounts of garbage, industrial waste, and untreated sewage greatly reducing the quality of its waters. The city of Goiânia dumps over 90% of its untreated sewage into the river. A preliminary evaluation of water quality downstream from Goiânia indicates that the river has a stretch of 60 kilometers below Goiânia with low levels of dissolved oxygen and therefore a limited capacity to sustain aquatic life or provide c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]