Bataguassu 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
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 ...
. Its population was 23,325 (2020) and its area is 2,417 km². The town was founded by
Jan Antonín Baťa
Jan Antonín Baťa (March 7, 1898 – August 23, 1965) (also known as ''Jan Antonin Bata'' or ''Jan Bata'', called The King of Shoes) was a Czech- Brazilian shoe manufacturer from Uherské Hradiště (southeastern Moravia), half-brother of Tomáš ...
, the king of shoes, in 1932.
Compared to
Anaurilândia
Anaurilândia is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 9,076 (2020) and its area is 3,396 km². The town was founded by Jan Antonín Baťa, the king of shoes.
Anaurilândia is a small settlem ...
and
Bataiporã, Bataguassu is a larger settlement. Besides housing, there are various buildings built to support the town's people.
Other towns in Brazil linked to Bata:
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Mariápolis
Mariápolis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 m ...
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Anaurilândia
Anaurilândia is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 9,076 (2020) and its area is 3,396 km². The town was founded by Jan Antonín Baťa, the king of shoes.
Anaurilândia is a small settlem ...
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Batatuba
Piracaia is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 mi ...
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Bataiporã
References
Municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul
Bata Corporation
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