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Caldas Novas () is a Brazilian
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 ...
in the state of
Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
. It is considered by many to be the largest hydro-thermal resort in the world.


Location

Caldas Novas is located 170 km south of state capital,
Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...
, with good roads linking to that city. It belongs to the
Meia Ponte Microregion The Meia Ponte Microregion is a statistical region of Goiás state, Brazil created by the IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística). It is located south of the state capital, Goiânia, and includes 21 municipalities with a total popu ...
, which has 338,147 inhabitants (2007) in 21 cities and a total area of 21,229.00 km2. Highway connections are made by BR-352 /
Bela Vista de Goiás Bela Vista de Goiás is a city located in central Goiás state in Brazil. Location It is 45 kilometers from the state capital of Goiânia The municipality has boundaries with Hidrolândia, Caldazinha, Aparecida de Goiânia, Senador Canedo, and ...
/ GO-147 /
Piracanjuba Piracanjuba () is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans. ''Piracanjuba is also the name of a fish (Brycon orbignyanus) common to the waters of the Plata River basin.'' ...
/ GO-217 / GO-139 / GO-213. Se
Sepin
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Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
Neighboring municipalities are: *North:
Santa Cruz de Goiás Santa Cruz de Goiás is a municipality in southeast Goiás state, Brazil. Geography Santa Cruz is located in the southeastern part of the state, 33 km. west of regional center, Pires do Rio. The Rio dos Bois, a tributary of the Corumbá ...
and
Piracanjuba Piracanjuba () is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is a big producer of orchids, milk products, and soybeans. ''Piracanjuba is also the name of a fish (Brycon orbignyanus) common to the waters of the Plata River basin.'' ...
*South:
Corumbaíba Corumbaíba is a municipality in southeastern Goiás state, Brazil. Location and connections Corumbaíba is located 222 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia. It is south of Caldas Novas and north of the Itumbiara reservoir. Connections f ...
*East:
Ipameri Ipameri is a municipality and Latin Catholic bishopric in southeastern Goiás state, in Brazil. The population was 27,174 (2020) in a total area of 4,368.6 km2. It is a major producer of soybeans, corn and livestock. Location and connections ...
*West:
Rio Quente Rio Quente () is a municipality in the south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is the site of a hot water spa known all over the country. Location Rio Quente is 178 km. south of the state capital Goiânia and 360 km. southwest of Brasà ...
and Morrinhos The city and region are served by Nelson Ribeiro Guimarães Airport.


Demographics

*Population density in 2007: 39.13 inhabitants/km2 *Population growth rate 1996/2007: 4.18.% *Total population in 2007: 62,204 *Total population in 1980: 11,274 *Urban population in 2007: 55,376 *Rural population in 2007: 2,140 *Population change: the population has grown from 11,000 in 1980.


Politics

*Eligible voters in 2007: 43,274 *City government in 2005: mayor (Magda Mofatto Hon), vice-mayor (Silvânia Fernandes e Silva), and 10 councilmembers. Besides the municipal seat there are the "povoados" (villages) of Nossa Senhora de Fátima and Vila de Furnas; and the "aglomerados" (hamlets) of Junqueilândia, Paraíso and Sapé.


History

In 1777 Martinho Coelho and Gustavo- Mauricio Silva De Carvalho Alves discovered the hot water springs that became known as Caldas de Piratinga, later changing the name to Caldas, on the banks of the Caldas River. The discover registered the land and established a ranch on the left bank of the river, which he named "Fazenda das Caldas". Gold was found in small quantities attracting prospectors and others in search of cures in the hot waters. In 1850 another settlement arose on the right bank of the river near the hot springs, where a church was soon built. In 1857 Caldas Novas became a district and in 1911 it became a municipality.


Economy

The main source of income of the municipality is tourism. Caldas Novas is known throughout Brazil as one of the largest hydrothermal resorts in the world so in the high season the city receives as many as 100,000 tourists and at carnival as many as 300,000 people. Almost two thousand people are employed in this sector. The infrastructure of the city has more than 80 hotels and pensions (12,000 beds), (many with heated swimming pools and all with hot water produced by the natural thermal system), chalets, clubs, nightclubs, bars and restaurants. (All data are from Sepin/IBGE) Economic Data (2007) *Industrial establishments: 144 *Financial Institutions in 2007: Banco do Brasil S.A. - Bradesco S.A. - Banco Itaú S.A. - CEF - HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. -Banco Multiplo *Dairies: Laticínios Serina Ltda.; - Coop. M. dos Prod. de Leite de Morrinhos Ltda. *Retail establishments in 2007: 1,282 *Industrial district: Distrito Agroindustrial de Caldas Novas (June/2006) *Automobiles: 10,500 (2007) Main agricultural products in ha.(2006) *cotton: 120 *rice: 600 *banana: 20 *coconut: 20 *oranges: 220 *lemon: 15 *corn: 3,600 *soybeans: 15,600 *sorghum: 1,200 Farm Data (2006)in ha. *Number of farms: 551 *Total area: 79,324 *Area of permanent crops: 114 *Area of perennial crops: 17,634 *Area of natural pasture: 40,770 *Persons dependent on farming: 1,100 *Farms with tractors: 136 *Number of tractors: 21
IBGE


Health and education

*Health clinics: 14 (2007) *Hospitals: 04 (03 private) *Hospital beds: 131 *Infant mortality in 2000: 21.55 *Schools: 52 *Students: 18,765 *Higher education: (2006
Faculdade de Caldas Novas
Faculdade Sete de Setembro FSS, an
Unidade Universitária da UEG
*Literacy rate in 2000: 92.5


High quality of life

Caldas Novas is one of the best places to live in the state of
Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
. In the United Nations
Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...
Caldas Novas had a rating of 0.802,which ranked it 10 out of a total of 242 municipalities in the state of
Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...
. Nationally it was ranked 533 out of 5,507 municipalities. For the complete list se
Frigoletto


Information about the hot water of Caldas Novas

In Caldas Novas there are 86 active wells, pumping an average of 1,200 m³ an hour, in a period of 14 daily hours. The temperature of the water varies between 34 and 57 Â°C. The first references to the hot water of this region were published in Spain in 1545. In 1722, Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva, son of the famous
bandeirante The ''Bandeirantes'' (), literally "flag-carriers", were slavers, explorers, adventurers, and fortune hunters in early Colonial Brazil. They are largely responsible for Brazil's great expansion westward, far beyond the Tordesillas Line of 149 ...
, Anhangüera, turning off the trail blazed by his father years before, discovered the thermal springs that form the Rio Quente. These were called Caldas Velhas and were located in the place where the Rio Quente Resorts is now located. The most important study about the thermal ism of Caldas Novas and the Rio Quente was carried out by the state enterprise Furnas Centrais Elétricas, due to the possible influence of the Usina Hidrelétrica Corumbá I dam on the thermal water table of the region, which would be under the risk of cooling. According to Furnas, the phenomenon of the hot water is produced by peculiar geological and topographic characteristics. For years it was thought that a volcano had existed in the area in whose crater rainwater infiltrated, heating at great depths and then returning to the surface by way of cracks in the rock. More modern studies show that there is no indication of volcanic activity in the region, this theory reinforced by the elliptical form of the Serra de Caldas shown in a satellite phot

Studies show that the water is formed by rainfall that is stored in a layer of quartzite and due to pressure is sent to the surface in a column 600 meters. Se
Rio Quente.com
The suspicion that the cold water of the reservoir of Usina Corumbá I could infiltrate the thermal watertable of Caldas Novas and Rio Quente has no basis, since the waters of the lake are at an elevation of 595 meters, well below the source of the water, at 644 meters. The municipality contains part of the Caldas Novas State Park which protects the Serra de Caldas plateau region that is the main source of water for the geothermal aquifers of the region. Another great attraction of Caldas Novas is Ecotourism, since the city is located near the
Corumbá River The Corumbá River (''Rio Corumbá'' in Portuguese) is the most important river in the Central Plateau region of Brazil. Its source is in the Montes de Pireneus, near Pirenópolis, state of Goiás, near the boundary with the Federal District and ...
and the Caldas Novas State Park. In the surrounding area there is a lake - Lago de Piratininga - with boiling water; a reservoir called
Lago de Corumbá __NOTOC__ Lago, which means "lake" in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Galician, may refer to: Places *Lago, Calabria, a ''comune'' in the Province of Cosenza, Italy *Lago, Mexico, a municipality zone in the State of Mexico *Lago District, a ''dis ...
with 64 square kilometers damming the Corumbá; and another river - the Rio Quente - which has natural warm water.


Rio Quente

One of the largest hotwater resort complexes in the world - Rio Quente Resorts - is located 20 kilometers to the west of Caldas in the municipality of
Rio Quente Rio Quente () is a municipality in the south of the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is the site of a hot water spa known all over the country. Location Rio Quente is 178 km. south of the state capital Goiânia and 360 km. southwest of Brasà ...
. With seven hotels, a convention center, and 500 square kilometres of space it receives more than 1 million tourists a year.


See also

*
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 regio ...


References


BrasilEscola
(in Portuguese)


External links


City Hall of Caldas Novas websiteCaldas Novas Tur
{{Municipalities of Goiás Municipalities in Goiás