Aquidauana is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...

of Mato Grosso do Sul. It takes its name from the river with which the name is shared. The first European settlers were imperial soldiers who arrived during the

Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...

and were then settled on the lands they had occupied, between the Rivers Aquidauana and

Negro In the English language, ''negro'' is a term historically used to denote persons considered to be of Black African heritage. The word ''negro'' means the color black in both Spanish and in Portuguese, where English took it from. The term can be ...

, after the cessation of hostilities. Aquidauana was founded on 15 August 1892 by a local committee including several leading colonels and farmers. The first teacher at the city's first school, opened in 1894, was a man called Teodoro Rondon. Aquidauana gained municipal status in 1918.

Aquidauanense Futebol Clube Aquidauanense Futebol Clube, commonly known as Aquidauanense, is a Brazilian football team based in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul state. The club was formerly known as Escolinha de Futebol Aquidauanense. Aquidauanense is currently ranked four ...

is the municipality

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club.

References

External links

Pantanal Escapes - Travel Guide and tourist information for Aquidauana
Municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul Populated places established in 1892 {{MatoGrossodoSul-geo-stub