Teresina de Goiás Defect Boys 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 northern

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goiânia. ...

state,

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Location

It is part of the region of the statistical micro-region of

Chapada dos Veadeiros Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros) is a national park of Brazil located in the state of Goiás, on the top of an ancient plateau with an estimated age of 1.8 billion years. The park was created on ...

and is located north of the

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and

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

. It is 67 km north of

Alto Paraíso de Goiás Alto Paraíso de Goiás, usually referred to as Alto Paraíso, is a municipality located in the northeastern region of the state of Goiás, Brazil. The city is located in the Chapada dos Veadeiros and, since 2001, in the environmental protection a ...

. The nearest major population center is

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. Neighboring municipalities are

Cavalcante Cavalcante is a town located in the northern state of Goiás, Brazil. It used to be a big gold producer during the colonial times, but today Cavalcante is more known by its natural beauties, rivers and waterfalls. It is home to a large number of ...

, and

Nova Roma, Goiás Nova Roma is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It is part of the statistical micro-region of Chapada dos Veadeiros. It is crossed by the important Paranã River, a tributary of the Tocantins. History In the seventeenth century t ...

. The distance to the state capital,

Goiânia Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population ...

, is 488 km. Highway connections are made by BR-153 /

Anápolis Anápolis (, ) is a Brazilian city in the State of Goiás. It is located between two capitals, the federal capital Brasília and state capital Goiânia. It is the third most populous city in the state, with 391,772 inhabitants according to an es ...

/ BR-060 /

Alexânia Alexânia is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Alexânia is known for its alleged extraterrestrial sightings in the late sixties and early seventies. The Areias River passes through the municipality. Location It is located on th ...

/ Planaltina / GO-118 / BR-010 /

São João d'Aliança São João d'Aliança is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. São João is a gateway to the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park. The name is sometimes written as São João D'Aliança. Location São João is located north of Br ...

/ BR-010 / GO-118. Teresina is near the

Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros) is a national park of Brazil located in the state of Goiás, on the top of an ancient plateau with an estimated age of 1.8 billion years. The park was created on ...

. Communities of descendants of runaway slaves, called

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, are found nearby.

The economy

The economy is based on

subsistence agriculture Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements, with little or no su ...

, cattle raising (10,700 in 2006), services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There were no banking institutions or hospitals in 2007. There were 50 automobiles, 8 trucks, and 9 pick-up trucks in all of the municipality in 2007.
IBGE
Agricultural Information *Number of farms: 194 *Total area: 64,696 *Area of permanent crops: 33 *Area of perennial crops: 242 *Area of natural pasture: 56,935 *Persons dependent on agriculture: 320 *Number of farms with tractors: 6 *Tractors: 9
IBGE

Health and education

*Adult literacy rate: 74.2% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) *Infant mortality rate: 26.50 (2000) (national average was 33.0). The rate was 47.7 in 1990. *Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...

: 0.672 *State ranking: 227 (out of 242 municipalities) *National ranking: 3,430 (out of 5,507 municipalities
Frigoletto
*Schools: 7 with 1,221 students (2006) *Hospitals: none, but there was one public ambulatory clinic
Seplan
Teresina was first created as a district of the municipality of

in 1968, becoming dismembered in 1988.

References

FrigolettoPrefeitura de Teresina de Goiás
{{DEFAULTSORT:Teresina De Goias Municipalities in Goiás

Location

The economy

Health and education

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