Porecatu is a city in the state of Paraná,

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, located at around , at the margins of the

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. Its

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is mainly based on

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with the

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being the most important product. As of 2020, the estimated population was 12,748.IBGE 2020
/ref> The city is served by

Porecatu Airport Porecatu Airport is the airport serving Porecatu, Brazil. Airlines and destinations No scheduled flights operate at this airport. Accidents and incidents *18 August 2000: a VASP Boeing 737-2A1 registration PP-SMG en route from Foz do Iguaçu ...

History

Porecatu was the main place of a violent conflict between

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forces and landless workers during the decade of 1940, before the official creation of the

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. This conflict was called Porecatu War (Portuguese: "Guerra de Porecatu").

Notable people

Vanderlei Farias da Silva Vanderlei Farias da Silva (born 1 February 1984), simply known as Vanderlei, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Vila Nova Futebol Clube, Vila Nova. Club career Early c ...

Football player

References

Municipalities in Paraná {{ParanáBR-geo-stub