Maurilândia
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city, municipality
Maurilândia is a small town and municipality in southwest Goiás state, Brazil. It is a large producer of sugarcane. Maurilândia began in 1946 when gold and diamond seekers arrived in the region, which belonged to the municipality of Rio Verde. A mining site (garimpo) was established at the meeting of the Ribeirão Cabeleira and the Rio Verdão. Soon many families arrived building straw huts. In 1954 Josias Lula, from Bahia, began to divide and sell lots with the help of local ranch owners. In 1955 the settlement took the name "Garimpo do Rio Verdão". In 1959 it became a district of Rio Verde. In 1963 it became a municipality with the name of Maurilândia.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurilândia
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 18°2'36"S 50°20'53"W
- Bom Jesus de Goiás 18 km
- Quirinópolis 66 km
- Santa Vitória - Minas Gerais - Brazil 81 km
- Edéia 96 km
- Pontalina 100 km
- Monte Alegre de Minas 126 km
- Caldas Novas 163 km
- Uberlândia 172 km
- Pires do Rio 218 km
- Orizona 246 km
- Cemetery 17 km
- School 17 km
- Riverlândia 20 km
- Gas Station 30 km
- Cemetery 31 km
- Ouroana 40 km