Paranaiguara

Brazil / Goias / Sao Simao /
 city, municipality

Paranaiguara is a small town and municipality in south Goiás state, Brazil. Paranaiguara began in the 1930s when diamond prospectors came into the area. In 1950 the settlement became a district of Quirinópolis and in 1967 it got its emancipation with the present name. The name means "inhabitants of the great river" in Tupi-guarani. In 1976 the construction of the São Simão Dam and reservoir forced the evacuation of the old town, which was moved 15 kilometers away.
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Coordinates:   18°48'21"S   50°35'56"W
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