Country Brazil State Goiás Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft) | Region Central-West Region Microregion Iporá Microregion Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) | |
Novo Brasil is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
Contents
- Map of Novo Brasil State of GoiC3A1s Brazil
- Location
- Political Information
- Demographic Information
- Economic Information
- Health and education
- History
- References
Map of Novo Brasil - State of Goi%C3%A1s, Brazil
Location
Novo Brasil is located east of the capital near Iporá and São Luís de Montes Belos.
Neighboring municipalities: Fazenda Nova, Córrego do Ouro, Jussara, and Itapirapuã
Political Information
In January 2005 the Mayor was José Fabiano Alves de Castro. There were 9 city-council members and 3,215 eligible voters in 2007.
Demographic Information
In 2007 the population density was 5.31 inhab/km². There were 2,208 inhabitants in the urban area and 1,243 in the rural area. The population has declined by about 1,200 inhabitants since 1980 when it was 4,966. From 2000 to 2007 the population fell 2.7%.
Economic Information
The economy was based on services, agriculture, cattle raising, and government employment. In 2005 there were 4 industrial units and 36 retail units. There were no financial institutions. In 2007 there were 250 automobiles, 59 pickups and 410 motorcycles.
In 2006 there were 89,240 head of cattle, 27,615 head of poultry, and 4,850 head of swine. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, manioc, and corn. None exceeded 500 hectares in planted area.
Agricultural data 2006
Health and education
In 2007 there was 1 hospital with 27 beds and 2 walk-in health clinics. In 2002 there were 4 doctors, 1 nurse, 1 dentist, and 7 auxiliary nurses. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 35.47, higher than the national average of 33.0.
In 2006 the school system had 6 schools, 27 classrooms, 56 teachers, and 860 students. Of these, 199 were attending a middle school. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 83.9%, below the national average of 86.4%. In 2000 there were 2,470 students so the number has dropped substantially.
History
The settlement of this region began in 1949 when a group of farmers from Paraná arrived and settled between the Bocaina and Carapuça rivers. In 1953 the town achieved some prosperity and became known as Novo Brasil. In 1958 it became a district of Fazenda Nova. In the same year it was dismembered and made a municipality.