Cachaço is a district in the Brazilian municipality of Serra do Navio in the state of Amapá. It is located along the Amapari River.[2]
Cachaço | |
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  Cachaço Location in Brazil  Cachaço Cachaço (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 0°52′33″N 52°01′05″W / 0.8759°N 52.0180°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Amapá |
| Municipality | Serra do Navio |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 922 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Overview edit
Cachaço was founded by gold miners[2] during the late 19th century gold rush.[3] The village is named after cachaça, a distilled spirit made from sugarcane.[2] Cachaço became a district of Serra do Navio in 2001.[4] In the 21st century, the discovery of gold in the neighbouring town of Pedra Branca do Amapari[5] has resulted in the return of garimpeiros (illegal gold prospectors) to Cachaço.[6]
Cachaço has a school,[7] a health care centre, and a police station.[2] The village is connected to the BR-210 highway.[8]
References edit
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (16 November 2011). "Sinopse por setores". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Rio Cachaço". Visit Brasil. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Chagas, Marco Antonio (2019). "A GEOPOLÍTICA DO GARIMPO DO LOURENÇO, NORTE DO AMAPÁ: TRAJETÓRIA, CONTRADIÇÕES E INSUSTENTABILIDADE". Boletim Goiano de Geografia (in Portuguese). 39: 8. doi:10.5216/bgg.v39i0.55253. S2CID 134900020.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Serra do Navio". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "PRO-NATURA'S ACTIVITIES TO TACKLE ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN THE AMAZON" (PDF). Pro Natura. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Operação desarticula garimpo ilegal em área de floresta no Amapá". Socio Ambential (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Circuito fortalece projeto de educação na idade certa". Diário do Amapá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Professora morre após colisão frontal na BR-210". Seles Nafes (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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