Glicério is a municipality in the state of

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. The population is 4,829 (2020 est.) in an area of 273 km².Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
/ref> The elevation is 400 m. The city is known for being the birthplace of former

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, Jair Bolsonaro. The city was originally founded in 1906 as the village of ''Povoado de Castilho''. The name of the village originated from the presence of the Castilho family who set up the first ranches in the area.

Etymology

Glicério name comes from the

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word for

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, ''glicerol''.

Notable people

* Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955) 38th President of Brazil and former

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and captain of the Brazilian Army.

References

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