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Jaraguá or Jaragua may refer to: Places *Jaraguá, Goiás, a city in Brazil * Jaraguá do Sul, a city in Santa Catarina State, Brazil *Jaraguá (district of São Paulo), Brazil *Villa Jaragua, a city in the Baoruco province, Dominican Republic * Jaragua, Hispaniola, a cacicazgo in the island of Hispaniola Sports *Associação Desportiva Jaraguá, a Brazilian futsal club *Arena Jaraguá, an arena in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil Other uses *Jaraguá (CPTM), a railway station in the district of Jaraguá in São Paulo, Brazil * Jaragua National Park, a national park in the Dominican Republic *Pico do Jaraguá, a mountain in São Paulo, Brazil *''Hyparrhenia rufa ''Hyparrhenia rufa'' is a species of grass known by the common names jaraguá,''Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaraguá (district Of São Paulo)
Jaraguá (means "Grotto of the Lord", "Valley Guard" or Lord of the Valley in Ancient Tupian language) is a district located in the northwest zone of the Brazilian city of São Paulo, which became a district in 1948, in areas divided from Perus, Pirituba and the former sub-district of " Nossa Senhora do Ó". Jaraguá borders the municipalities of Osasco to the west, and Caieiras to the north. Also with the districts of Perus, Anhanguera, Brasilândia, São Domingos and Pirituba. In 1968, the former Brazilian Telephone Company (CTB) built a small building in the neighborhood to serve as a telephone center. The cost of the telephone line, to be acquired by would-be subscribers through the system of "expansion plans" managed by the Telebrás (a Brazilian state company, responsible for implementing the Public Telecommunications Policies in Brazil.system), however, that were not enough interested parties to start operating the service in the neighborhood. It was only in 1984 that J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaraguá Do Sul
Jaraguá do Sul () is a city in the north of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. History The city was founded on July 25, 1876, by engineer and Brazilian Army colonel Emílio Carlos Jourdan and his family. The city was originally named just Jaraguá, but it was later renamed to Jaraguá do Sul due to a city already named Jaraguá in Goiás state. Os prós e os contras de Jaraguá – Government of Santa Catarina Etymology ''Jaraguá'' means ''Lord of the Valley'' in a Tupi–Guarani language. It was the name given by the indigenous population of the city to the Boa Vista Hill ( ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Associação Desportiva Jaraguá
The CSM/Pré-Fabricar/FME/Jaraguá (formerly known as ''Associação Desportiva Jaraguá'' and ''Malwee Futsal'') is a Brazilian futsal club from Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catarina. Founded on February 15, 1992, it is one of the most successful clubs of the sport in Brazil. History The club was founded on February 15, 1992, as Associação Desportiva Jaraguá. Until 2000, Jaraguá did not participate in the Liga Futsal. Since 2001 the club has been sponsored by ''Malwee Malhas''. In 2005, the club won the Liga Futsal. Malwee/Jaraguá won the Taça Brasil de Futsal five times in a row (from 2003 to 2007). In 2007, the club brought back to Brazil two Spain-based players, Lenisio and Ari. In that year, Malwee/Jaraguá won the Liga Futsal for the second time beating its rival, Joinville 11-4 in the aggregate score. In 2004, in 2005, in 2006 and in 2007, Malwee/Jaraguá won the South American Club Futsal Championship. The club reached the Intercontinental Futsal Cup in 2005, in 2006, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaraguá, Goiás
Jaraguá is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is a regional center and a producer of agricultural products, clothing, and cattle. Location and connections Considered to be the national capital of the clothing industry, Jaraguá is in the Vale do São Patrício on the important Belém-Brasília highway (BR-153). It is 124 km from the state capital of Goiânia and 230 km from the federal capital of Brasília. Anápolis, the second largest city in the state of Goiás, lies 90 km to the south. Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-080 / Nerópolis / São Francisco de Goiás / BR-153 /. For a complete list of distances and highway connections in the state of Goiás seSeplan Municipal boundaries Goianésia, Itaguari, Itaguaru, Jesúpolis, Pirenópolis, Rianápolis, Santa Isabel, Santa Rosa de Goiás, São Francisco de Goiás, Taquaral de Goiás and Uruana. Demographics *Population density: 20.63 inhabitants/km2 (2007) *Population growth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaraguá (CPTM)
Jaraguá is a train station on CPTM Line 7-Ruby, in the district of Jaraguá in São Paulo. It is the only CPTM station that has platforms built in different locations. The station is split in two by Estrada de Taipas. This way, the level crossing is open faster for the local traffic and avoid delays. History The station was opened by São Paulo Railway on 1 October 1891, named ''Taipas''. In the 1940s, it was renamed to ''Jaraguá'' because of a telegraph post that was next to the station with the same name. The located in the Km 95 of the SP-1452 road. In 1947, SPR lines were incorporated to the public state company Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí (EFSJ). Besides many federal administrations, the station didn't go through any improvements, as in the 1970s and 1980s the lines were getting more abandoned. The scrapping of the commuter train system caused a revolt in the commuters, who destroyed many stations, including Jaraguá, which was set on fire on 28 October 1983. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pico Do Jaraguá
Pico do Jaraguá (Jaraguá Peak) is the highest mountain in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, at 1135 metres above sea level, located at the Serra da Cantareira. Jaraguá means Lord of the Valley in Tupi. History In 1580, Afonso Sardinha was settled on the mountain, and found gold there. However, due to the indigenous people who lived there at that time, the mining only began ten years later, after numerous wars. The gold was explored until it was not possible to find it any more, by the 19th century. In 1961, the Parque Estadual do Jaraguá ''(Jaraguá State Park)'' was created. Soon, TV Globo, Bandeirantes and TV Cultura were allowed to build their TV transmitting masts on the mountain. A mast was placed on the highest peak, through a Globo-Bandeirantes partnership, while TV Cultura had its mast build on the nearby lower peak. By 1994, the Parque Estadual do Jaraguá was nominated for World Heritage Site by UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arena Jaraguá
Arena Jaraguá is an indoor sporting arena located in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. It is used mainly for futsal and volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum .... The capacity of the arena is 15,000 people and it was built in 2007. Malwee/Jaraguá plays its home matches at the stadium. UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold took place at the arena on May 18, 2013. External linksfmejaraguadosul.com.br the venue's official websiteArena information Indoor arenas in Brazil Sports venues in Santa Catarina (state) Handball venues in Brazil Sports venues completed in 2007 {{Brazil-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Jaragua
Villa Jaragua is a town and a municipality in the Bahoruco province of the Dominican Republic, close to the Lake Enriquillo Lake Enriquillo ( es, Lago Enriquillo) is a hypersaline lake in the Dominican Republic located in the southwestern region of the country. Its waters are shared between the provinces of Bahoruco and Independencia, the latter of which borders Hait .... The town was known as Barbacoa but Trujillo named it as Villa Trujillo Valdéz after his father. In 1961, its name was changed to the present one, Villa Jaragua. History The foundation of Jaragua dates back to the end of the 19th century, in 1883, when the Rivas, Méndez, Trinidad and Díaz families arrived from Azua. The Méndez and Trinidad settled on the western side of the stream and the Rivas and Díaz settled on the eastern side. In this area of the Southwest was the route to Haiti, which had a row of mangoes born naturally from the town of Galván (Cambronal) until entering Haitian territory. Many o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaragua, Hispaniola
The cacicazgo of Jaragua, also written as ''Xaragua'', was one of the five chiefdoms in the island of Hispaniola, stretching across the southwest; delimited to the north by the cacicazgo of Marién, to the south by the Caribbean Sea, to the east by the cacicazgo of Maguana, and to the west by the Jamaica Channel. Jaragua emerged as the union of two previous cacicazgos, ''Zui'' and ''Yáquimo''. Jaragua was ruled by the cacique Bohechío. It had the largest area of the chiefdoms on the island. He had his seat at a place called Guava, near the present-day city of Léogâne, Haiti; it was divided into 26 nitaínos. The situation among the native people was that Bohechío, the brother of Anacaona, had to reside within the subchiefdom of Yáquimo, which was waging a war against two earlier, more culturally primitive native settlers of Quisqueya, one of them located in the region of Yuboa and the other in the extreme southwest of the island called Guacayarima. Bohechío required a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaragua National Park
Jaragua National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Jaragua) is a national park of the Dominican Republic. Jaragua National Park is located in the Pedernales Province in the extreme southwest of the Dominican Republic. Jaragua National Park has a total area of 1374 km² (905 km² of which are marine), making it the largest protected area in the Caribbean region. Geography Jaragua National Park was established by Presidential Decree No. 1315 on August 11, 1983, and was named after the Taíno Chiefdom of Xaragua. The park is represented by the Hispaniolan dry forests ecoregion. Spanning the southern slopes of the Baoruco Mountain Range from Oviedo to Cabo Rojo, Jaragua National Park includes dry forest, mangroves, and scrub, as well as land and marine habitats. Beata Island (''Isla Beata''), Alto Velo Island, Bahia de las Aguilas and Lago de Oviedo (noted for its diverse bird life) are part of the park. Among the variety of habitats found in Jaragua, numerous lagoons are located with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
