Capital city of Roraima, Brazil
Municipality in North, Brazil
Boa Vista
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Municipality of Boa Vista
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Above
:Aerial view of Central Civic Square (Praca dos Centro Civico) and Helio Campos Palace (Paco dos Helio Campos),
Middle
:Boa Vista Matriz Church (Paroquia Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Carmo), Boa Vista Cristo Redentor Cathedral (Diocese de Roraima),
Bottom
:A fountain in Aguas Square (Praca das Aguas), Macuxis Bridge (
Ponte dos Macuxis
), all items from left to right
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Flag
Coat of arms
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Nickname:
"BV" "Princesa do Norte" "Capital da Primeira Infancia"
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Motto(s):
"
Seguranca, Desenvolvimento, Integracao
" ("
Security, Development, Integration
")
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Coordinates:
2°49′10″N
60°40′17″W
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2.81944°N 60.67139°W
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2.81944; -60.67139
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Country
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Brazil
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Region
| North
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State
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Roraima
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Founded
| July 9, 1890
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Mayor
| Arthur Henrique Machado (
MDB
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? Total
| 5,687.022 km
2
(2,195.771 sq mi)
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Elevation
| 90 m (300 ft)
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? Total
| 419,652
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? Density
| 74/km
2
(190/sq mi)
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Time zone
| UTC−4
(
AMT
)
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Postal code
| 69300-001 to 69339-999
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Area code
| +55 95
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HDI
(2010)
| 0.752 ?
high
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Website
| www
.boavista
.rr
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.br
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Boa Vista
(
Brazilian Portuguese:
[?bo(w)?
?vist?]
, literally
Good View
; figuratively "Fairview") is the capital of the Brazilian state of
Roraima
. Situated on the western bank of the
Branco River
, the city lies 220 km (140 mi) from Brazil's border with
Venezuela
. It is the only
Brazilian state capital
located entirely north of the equator.
Boa Vista is the most populous municipality in the state of Roraima;
[3]
approximately half of the population of the state lives in the city. Commerce mostly occurs with
Manaus
, the capital of the
State of Amazonas
. Business also takes place between Boa Vista and with the cities of
Lethem
, in Guyana and
Santa Elena de Uairen
, in Venezuela. These two foreign cities are the only major cities that can be accessed from Boa Vista by road, although roads connect other smaller state municipalities with the capital city. Travel by airplane is the only means of transportation with other regions of the country.
As a modern city, Boa Vista stands out among the other capitals of the
North Region
of Brazil as it is a
planned city
with a radial plan. It was planned by the architect Darci Aleixo Derenusson who based his design for the city on one that is similar to that of Paris, France.
[
citation needed
]
The city was built under the direction of Captain Ene Garcez, the first governor of Roraima.
History
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edit
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The municipality of Boa Vista formed the first urban area of the state of Roraima. The Sao Joaquim do Rio Branco Fort, founded in 1775, is located on the banks of the
Uraricoera River
about 32 km from the capital and is considered to be of great importance to the region.
The city was created on July 9, 1890, as Boa Vista do Rio Branco. It was founded by
Augusto Villeroy
(Amazonas's Governor). The first mayor was
Joao Capistrano da Silva Mota
, also known as Coronel Mota. After the mayor, two councillors (
Jose Francisco Coelho
and
Jose Gonzaga de Souza Junior
) were appointed.
In 1943, during the middle of World War II, Boa Vista became the capital of the recently created Federal Territory of
Rio Branco
. The territory grew from mining operations in the area. The then Federal Territory of Rio Branco was elevated to statehood, later being renamed as "
Roraima
". Later, machine-based mining was prohibited (because of the resulting damage to the landscape), which ended up hindering the economy of the
state
and the municipality.
In the 2010s, the
crisis in Venezuela
led to the population swelling by around 50,000 Venezuelan immigrants.
[4]
Economy
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The GDP of the city was R$2,265,603,000 (2005).
[5]
The per capita income of the city was R$9,366 (2005).
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Education
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Portuguese is the official national language, and the primary language taught in schools. English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum.
Educational institutions include:
- Universidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR);
- Instituto Federal de Roraima (IFRR);
- Facudade Estacio Atual da Amazonia;
- Faculdades Cathedral ? Boa Vista (Cathedral-Boa Vista);
- Faculdade de Teologia de Boa Vista (Fatebov)
Tourism and recreation
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- Anaua Park, a major recreational park is located in Boa Vista. It is the biggest park in the
north region of Brazil
.
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citation needed
]
It has a Forrodromo (show place), a square, a lake and a kart-racing facility.
- Taumanam is a small artificial beach on Rio Branco. It has several stores and snack bars, and was created in 2005.
- The
Ayrton Senna
complex is the most visited tourist attraction in Boa Vista.
[
citation needed
]
It consists of Ayrton Senna, Velia Coutinho (Alimentation Square and a show place), Praca das Aguas (a square where there is a water show), Millennium Portal (it was created to commemorate the 21st century), and Praca das Artes (the newest and the largest plazas in the complex).
Culture
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Taumanam, Boa Vista, Brazil
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Fireworks
in Boa Vista's Saint John Festival.
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Velia Coutinho in Boa Vista, Roraima
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Festa Junina
of Boa Vista, Brazil
Festa Junina (Saint John Festival)
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Festa Junina
was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the
Portuguese
for whom St John's day (also celebrated as
Midsummer
Day in European countries), on 24 June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year. The festivities traditionally begin after 12 June, on the eve of St Anthony's day, and last until the 29th, which is Saint Peter's day. During these fifteen days, there are bonfires, fireworks, and folk dancing in the streets (step names are in French, which shows the mutual influences between court life and peasant culture in the 17th, 18th, and 19th-century Europe). Once exclusively a rural celebration, today, in Brazil, it is now largely a city festival.
[
citation needed
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The Civic Center
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The Civic Center, built in the form of an opened fan, starts from the banks of the Rio Branco. This design was created by the engineer
Darci Aleixo Deregusson
during Ene Garcez's government, the first of its kind in Roraima.
From the Civic Center runs a system of 16 avenues, with inspiration drawn from Paris, France,
Belo Horizonte
, and
Goiania
, Brazil. In this square are the head offices of the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of the state government. Other buildings of significance are the Palace of Culture, the Amazonia Bank, the Ministry of Education, and a cathedral.
The civic center also has a monument to miners.
Demography
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Initially, indigenous people were the only inhabitants of Boa Vista. Boa Vista had the highest growth rate of any Brazilian capital in the 1970s, at 3% per year. Immigrants were attracted to this city due to employment opportunities generated by public service jobs for Brazilians. General commercial opportunities attract immigrants from neighboring countries.
In 1950 Boa Vista had about 5,200 inhabitants. This number grew 47-fold in only 56 years to approximately 250,000 inhabitants.
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Boa Vista had more than 375,000 inhabitants in 2018. The city grew more than 10% in just one year due mainly to Venezuelan immigration.
Ethnic groups found in Boa Vista include:
Amerindians
,
Portuguese
,
Africans
,
Germans
,
Venezuelans
,
Guyanese
and
Lebanese
.
Sports
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There are several professional
football
clubs in Boa Vista:
The city's most important stadium is
Estadio Flamarion Vasconcelos
, better known as
Canarinho
, located in the neighborhood of the same name, Canarinho. The stadium, which located in the southern part of Boa Vista, has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.
Also located in Boa Vista is the
Estadio Raimundo Ribeiro de Souza
, better known as the
Ribeirao
, which is located in a suburb of the city.
Geography
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The city is situated on the western bank of the Branco River, and it lies 220 km from Brazil's border with Venezuela. It is the only Brazilian state capital located entirely north of the equator.
Climate
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Boa Vista experiences a
tropical savanna climate
(
Koppen
Aw
), with a hot, humid wet season and a very warm dry season. Being the only major Brazilian city north of the equator, the wettest and driest months in Boa Vista are the reverse of the rest of the Amazonian region of Brazil, with a hot, humid, rainy period from April to November and a very warm, dry period from December to March. Temperature fluctuations are relatively small throughout the year.
The
Maraca Ecological Station
was established by presidential decree on 2 June 1981. The station consists of the island of Maraca between the Santa Rosa and Maraca branches of the
Uraricoera River
in the municipality of Boa Vista, and has an area of 101,312 hectares (250,350 acres).
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The strictly protected area was established with the purpose of preserving a representative sample of the Amazon ecosystem.
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Climate data for Boa Vista (1981?2010 normals, extremes 1981?present)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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38.4
(101.1)
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42.6
(108.7)
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40.1
(104.2)
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39.1
(102.4)
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37.6
(99.7)
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36.1
(97.0)
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35.7
(96.3)
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39.4
(102.9)
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39.5
(103.1)
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42.6
(108.7)
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42.0
(107.6)
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41.2
(106.2)
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42.6
(108.7)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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33.3
(91.9)
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33.6
(92.5)
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34.2
(93.6)
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33.6
(92.5)
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31.9
(89.4)
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31.2
(88.2)
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31.4
(88.5)
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32.7
(90.9)
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34.2
(93.6)
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34.8
(94.6)
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34.6
(94.3)
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33.8
(92.8)
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33.6
(92.5)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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28.1
(82.6)
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28.3
(82.9)
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28.8
(83.8)
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28.3
(82.9)
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27.2
(81.0)
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26.5
(79.7)
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26.5
(79.7)
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27.3
(81.1)
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28.4
(83.1)
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28.9
(84.0)
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28.9
(84.0)
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28.3
(82.9)
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28.0
(82.4)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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23.9
(75.0)
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24.0
(75.2)
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24.3
(75.7)
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24.2
(75.6)
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23.6
(74.5)
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23.1
(73.6)
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22.9
(73.2)
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23.5
(74.3)
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24.2
(75.6)
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24.5
(76.1)
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24.4
(75.9)
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24.3
(75.7)
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23.9
(75.0)
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Record low °C (°F)
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19.5
(67.1)
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20.0
(68.0)
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19.2
(66.6)
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20.0
(68.0)
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19.0
(66.2)
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18.6
(65.5)
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17.6
(63.7)
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19.2
(66.6)
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20.2
(68.4)
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19.6
(67.3)
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20.0
(68.0)
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18.3
(64.9)
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17.6
(63.7)
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Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
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25.1
(0.99)
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18.1
(0.71)
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30.9
(1.22)
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88.5
(3.48)
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213.0
(8.39)
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321.3
(12.65)
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267.8
(10.54)
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188.0
(7.40)
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99.4
(3.91)
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63.5
(2.50)
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60.8
(2.39)
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44.0
(1.73)
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1,420.4
(55.91)
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Average precipitation days
(≥ 1 mm)
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3
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3
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4
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6
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14
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21
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19
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15
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8
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5
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5
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4
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107
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Average
relative humidity
(%)
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70.8
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66.4
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66.3
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70.7
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78.9
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84.9
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84.2
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81.3
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76.2
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74.1
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72.3
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72.5
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74.9
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Mean monthly
sunshine hours
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177.8
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148.2
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142.4
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129.2
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138.3
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93.5
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136.3
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155.3
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200.7
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204.8
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195.8
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173.5
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1,895.8
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Source: Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology (INMET).
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Transport
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International Airport
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Boa Vista is served by
Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport
with direct flights to
Brasilia
,
Georgetown
(Guyana), and
Manaus
. Boa Vista International Airport was opened on February 19, 1973, and underwent major remodelings in 1998 and 2009. The passenger terminal, runway and apron were all enlarged, and a separate taxiway was built.
Boa Vista Air Force Base - ALA7
, one of the most important bases of the
Brazilian Air Force
, is located in Boa Vista.
Highways
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The federal government has started a project to link Boa Vista by road to Manaus and then by extension to the major centers of Brazil, by asphalting the
BR-174
and building several bridges in the Amazon forest, allowing a direct road link to Manaus and then on over the
BR-319
to the central regions of Brazil.
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Notable people
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IBGE 2020
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"Archived copy"
(PDF)
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United Nations Development Programme
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August 1,
2013
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Londono, Ernesto (April 28, 2018).
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'Their Country is Being Invaded': Exodus of Venezuelans Overwhelms Northern Brazil"
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