Dracena is a municipality in the state of

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. The population is 45,847 (2015 est.) in an area of 488 km². The elevation is 421 m. The municipality contains part of the Rio do Peixe State Park, created in 2002.

History

Dracena was founded on December 8, 1945 on the initiative of Irio Spinardi, João Vandramini, Virgílio and Florêncio Fioravanti. It grew rapidly, and became an independent

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in 1953, when it was separated from Gracianópolis.IBGE
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Climate

The climate is subtropical, The annual medium temperature is , the warmest month is January and the coolest month is July . The highest temperature ever registered was and the lowest, .

Notable people

Rodrigo Caio Rodrigo Caio Coquette Russo (born 17 August 1993), known as Rodrigo Caio, is a Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, central defender for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo and the Braz ...

Association Football player

References

External links

Official Page of Dracena
in

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