Cachaço, Brazil

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]

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Cachaço is located in Amapá
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Location in Brazil
Cachaço is located in Brazil
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Cachaço
Cachaço (Brazil)
Coordinates: 0.8759°N 52.0180°W / 0.8759; -52.0180
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
StateAmapá
MunicipalitySerra do Navio
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total922
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Overview

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
  1. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) (16 November 2011). "Sinopse por setores". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. "Rio Cachaço". Visit Brasil. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. 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)
  4. "Serra do Navio". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. "PRO-NATURA'S ACTIVITIES TO TACKLE ILLEGAL GOLD MINING IN THE AMAZON" (PDF). Pro Natura. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. "Operação desarticula garimpo ilegal em área de floresta no Amapá". Socio Ambential (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. "Circuito fortalece projeto de educação na idade certa". Diário do Amapá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. "Professora morre após colisão frontal na BR-210". Seles Nafes (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.


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