Irati 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 ...

in the state of Paraná in Brazil, with an estimated population 61,088 as of 2020.IBGE 2020
/ref> Irati sprang up in the 1890s as a railroad town along the São Paulo–Rio Grande do Sul railroad line. The name, Irati, comes from the

Tupi language Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (also spelled as Tupí) is an extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the aboriginal Tupi people of Brazil, mostly those who inhabited coastal regions in South and Southeast Brazil. It belongs to ...

and reportedly means "river of honey" (apparently there were many bees in the region). A distinguishing feature of many small towns in southern Brazil is the municipal anthem.

Notable people

* Denise Stoklos -

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and playwright. * Maíra Ribas - Businesswoman and photographer. *

Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra Eliana Michaelichen Bezerra (born November 22, 1972), known mononymously as Eliana, is a Brazilian TV host, businesswoman, and former singer. Since 2009, she has been the host of the TV show ''Eliana'' which is broadcast on the Brazilian TV net ...

- TV hostess, actress and singer.

References

External links

Irati's anthem
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