São Paulo de Olivença is a community and a municipality near the western edge of the state of
Amazonas near the tri-country border area in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. The population is 40,073 (2020 est.) in an area of 19,746 km².
[Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística]
/ref> The city is served by Senadora Eunice Michiles Airport. This city, along with other surrounding cities, is known for their sand export for the making of cement.
History
It was founded in 1689 as a mission by Spanish Jesuit Samuel Fritz. The municipality of Santo Antônio do Içá
Santo Antônio do Içá is a community and a municipality in the state of Amazonas near the Colombian border in Brazil. The population is 21,243 (2020 est.) in an area of 12,307 km². The municipality was created in 1955 out of São Paulo de Olive ...
, located to the north, was separated from this municipality in 1955.Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
history In 2010, the city suffered from a severe landslide, causing road damage. No one was injured or killed, but many homes were lost in the Amazon River.
References
External links
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São Paulo de Olivença on citybrazil.com.br
Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Populated places on the Amazon
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