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Mucajaí

Mucajaí
Municipality
Flag of Mucajaí
Flag
Coat of arms of Mucajaí
Coat of arms
Location in Roraima state
Location in Roraima state
Mucajaí is located in Brazil
Mucajaí
Mucajaí
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 2°26′40″N 60°55′10″W / 2.44444°N 60.91944°W / 2.44444; -60.91944
CountryBrazil
RegionNorth
StateRoraima
Government
 • MayorEronildes Aparecida Gonçalves (PR)
Area
 • Total
12,461 km2 (4,811 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 [1])
 • Total
18,095
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)
Websitemucajai.rr.gov.br

Mucajaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [mukɐʒaˈi]) is a municipality located in the midwest of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 18,172 (2020) and its area is 12,461 km².[2]

Mucajaí started as Colônia Agrícola Fernando Costa, an agricultural colony, in 1951. In 1980, Apiaú, a larger scale colony, was nearby.[3] In 1982, it became an independent municipality and renamed Mucajaí.[4]

The municipality contains part of the Roraima National Forest.[5] In 2018, a mob attacked and expelled about 300 Venezuelan exiles after a local resident of Mucajaí was killed in a fight with a Venezuelan.[6]

Sports

The local football club is Atlético Progresso Clube.[7]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2022
  2. ^ "IBGE | Cidades | Roraima | Mucajaí". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ^ "História do Município". Municipality of Mucajaí (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Mucajaí". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ^ Características da UC (in Portuguese), ICMBio, retrieved 2016-05-19
  6. ^ "Xenofobia em RR, moradores expulsam venezuelanos de prédio abandonado e ateiam fogo a seus pertences". ESQUERDA DIÁRIO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Progresso retorna ao Estadual após nove anos de fora das competições". Globo Sporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucaja%C3%AD