Bom Jesus do Tocantins is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

located in the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil () are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Federative Repu ...

Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...

. Its population was 17,118 (2020), and its area is 2,816.425 km². The municipality was founded on May 10, 1988, after separating from São João do Araguaia city. The districts of Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Vila São Raimundo and Vila Carne do Sul are part of the municipality. There is an

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in the municipality, named Mãe Maria, inhabited by the Gavião people, which are the Kyikatejê and Parkatejê villages.

Gavião Kyikatejê Futebol Clube Gavião Kyikatejê Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club based in the city of Bom Jesus do Tocantins. Its main characteristic is its indigenous roots, being highlighted for being the first professional football club owned by indigenous pe ...

is the

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club based in the city.

References

Municipalities in Pará {{Pará-geo-stub