My hometown, Goiânia




I was born in Goiânia, a city of Goiás, a state in the middle western region of Brazil. As I do not live there since 5 years old, I cannot tell you in detail its history etc. Therefore, I decided to show you some pictures about it.



Goiás





The most central of the Brazilian States and the most populous of the region, Goiás presents a landscape of plateaus and chapadões:


  • in the height of the draught, from June to September, the lack of rain makes the level of the River Araguaia go down and brigs up almost 2 Km of beaches, making it the main attraction of the State;
  • at the Emas National Park in the municipality of Chapadão do Céu, it is possible to observe the typical fauna and the flora from the region;
  • at the Chapada dos Veadeiros the attractions are the Canyons, valleys, rapids and waterfalls. Other attractions are the historical city of Goiás (or Old Goiás), at 132 km from Goiânia, established in the beginning of XVIII Century, and Caldas Novas, with its hot water wells attracting more than one million tourists per year.



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Goiânia



















Basic Information
DDD: 62

Inhabitants: 1093007

Fuse Time: - 3 GMT

Local Holidays:

Oct/24 - Anniversary of the city

May/24 - Day of “Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora”, patron saint of Goiânia.


The capital of the state of Goiás, Goiânia is 200 km southwest of Brasília and 900 km from both Cuiabá and São Paulo. Planned by urbanist Armando de Godói and founded in 1933, it's a fairly pleasant place, with lots of open spaces laid out around circular streets in the center. There are three main zones—housing is in the south, administration is in the center, and industry and commerce are in the north. Goiânia's economy is based on the commercialization of the region's cattle.


Goiânia is a new city. It was planned and constructed less than a century ago, but grew quickly and is already the second most populated city in the Mid-West region, only behind Brasília. The parks are among the main entertainment options. Most of them is registered as city patrimony and have infrastructure to receive the public, with entertaining equipments, lunch area and, in some of them, space for camping. Notoriety to the “Zoológico” (Zoo), which offer paddle boats. There are also eight museums in the city.


Restaurants, bars and hotels are concentrated in noble districts, like “Setor Oeste”, “Bueno” and “Marista”, but the night program of show houses is varied and attends well the population. There are also good bars in the city, always presenting live music. Maybe it’s the reason why Goiânia is considered origin of new singers, who, above everything, become known regionally, and artists.

Considered to be one of the seven best cities in terms of quality of life in Brazil, Goiânia is proud of delighting its inhabitants and visitors:


  • woods like Buritis and Botafogo, Lake Rosas, the Botanic Garden and the Ecological Parks of Goiânia, Vaca Brava e Areião, are examples of urban development in partnership with nature and a true commitment to the well-being of the population;

  • in all these places, refreshing lakes, luxurious vegetation and the sound of birds and animal can be appreciated quite closely by the man, specially while going for a walk, as there are jogging tracks almost everywhere;

  • but a well preserved and a most valuable nature is not the only attraction of this city founded by Pedro Ludovico in 1934 in a region of humid and mild climate, 749 meters above the sea level and average temperature of 21,9 ºC.

You can find many leisure options in Goiania, several entertainment areas at shopping malls. Or if you prefer a walk you can visit the City Park. At the Zoo you will observe the beauty of the Lagoon of Roses. Museums, theaters are also good options.



Anhanguera


Located on the corner of Avenida Anhanguera and Avenida Goiás, the Bandeirante Square, oficially named Atílio Correia Lima Square, was built in honor of the architect responsible for the urban project of Goiânia. The statue of Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva, the Bandeirante with his vessel, stands there as an honor of the Academic Center of São Paulo Law School to the people of Goiânia. The square was the main stage of several political meetings at the time of UDN and PSD.



Araguaia Avenue


Just on the way out of Praça Cívica, to the north of the city, Araguaia Avenue has 1.5km of extension and is a main street in Goiânia. It crosses several other important avenues, the Park of Mutirana and Botafogo, and it is of great commercial importance as many malls, hotels, stores and churches are located there. It is a very busy avenue.



Margina Botafogo


The name of this avenue originated from Botafogo Stream. It is one of the most important alternative ways to the traffic flow of the city. Average speed: 80 km/h. It goes from north to south of the city.



Autodrome


The international car race track Ayrton Senna counts with all the necessary facilities and is totally equipped to hold national and international championships,as the World Championship of Motorbike. It also includes a kart track, with three different circuits, capacity for three thousand people on the grass stand destinated for the fans, parking lot for five hundred cars and a six meter large track.. The car track, though, has a capacity of a hundred people audience. The information to the public is disposed on an electronic screen that indicates the position of the first six participants, the number of laps of the first place, the duration of the race by a digital timing device, in minutes and seconds, and an eletrographic device for news and advertisements.



Backstand


Cívica Square (beginning of Av. Goiás) – SETOR CENTRAL Located on the Cívica Square, the gallery is part of the history of the city, and a stage for artistic, cultural and political presentations and meetings. It was officially inaugurated on the 5th of July of 1942 on the occasion of the Cultural Baptism of the city. Due to several remodellings throughout the years, the gallery had been totally modified in its original plan. During Hélio Mauro Humbelino Lobo’s administration, though, it was given back its characteristics through a lot of hard and detailed work, including the hiring of the mason who had worked at the time of the original construction.



Botafogo Park


Located in the Setor Central, next to Setor Vila Nova, on Araguaia Avenue, is crossed by Botafogo stream and the Marginal Botafogo A privileged area due to its arborization, the park counts with jogging track, mutiple use courts and sports equipment.



Vaca Brava Park


The park Vaca Brava is extremely popular among young people, used as a meeting place for get togethers with friends,party or even work out along the sidewalk. The 18 square meter area for leisure activities is located right by the Goiânia Mall. The stream Vaca Brava rises right in the park. The park counts with woods of trees native to the region, besides a beautiful lake with ornamental fish.



Zoo


The zoo is very easy of access, being located just 1 kilometer far from downtown. It counts with 1.200 animals and 193 speciesFive different streams of water flow into several lakes in the inner part of the area. There are three ciliary forests and the stream Córrego Capim Puba rises right there flowing into the majestic Lago das Rosas, known by its fish raise and water bikes. There is a well iluminated jogging track, fitness center, soccer fields on the sand and court. The place also holds the Castelinho, an important building for the students. Completely recovered nowadays, Castelinho was destroyed after the Military Coup as it was the stage for the students resistance acts against the political militaryn regime.



Rosas Lake


The Lake Rosas is one of the Zoo’s main attraction. It is very visited by the local people and tourists, specially on the weekends, as it is a perfect place to be with friends,to go for a walk, or simply admire the great variety of animal species raised there as well as the plants native to the region. It is worth checking it out.



Buritis Forest


It is considered a landscape patrimony reserve designed in the original city planning. Downtown of the city, it has lots of trees, plants and three artificial ponds supplied by the Buriti Creek. In one of them, there is the highest water jet of South America.



Shopping Center


At Flamboyant, Bougainville, Goiânia Shopping and Mil Shopping, there are several departments stores, famous brand boutiques, fast food places of the most varied and well-known franchises, several movie theaters and child recreation areas. The malls are also some of the tourist attractions of Goiânia.



Cora Coralina Fair


The most traditional sweets of the local cuisine have a well-known address. They can be found on Rua do Lazer or Rua 8 every Saturday, between Rua 3 and the Anhanguera Avenue, where Cora Coralina Fair takes place. The name is a homage to the most famous sweet maker and poet of the State of Goiás. The fair was created in order to put together all the people involved in the production and comercialization of home-made food products. A strict quality control has transformed the place into a reference point in the selling and buying of pies, cookies and appetizers. There is also a great demand for honey and other related products that are sold by a group of people, all of them members of Goiânia Apiculture Association. The street is beautifully decorated every year one day before Mother’s Day, to celebrate the anniversary of the fair.



Lua Fair


Counting with approximately nine hundred-fifty exhibitors, the Feira da Lua is the second biggest fair in the capital It takes place every Saturday on Tamandaré Square, crossed by Avenida Assis Chateaubriand. The fair was created by the city government on the 29th of December of 1992 due to the growing demand of many craftsmen and artists and lack of space in Feira da Praça do Sol. The clothing area is the most popular one, known for its good taste and high quality products. The food booths are in the second place, with its sweets, cakes, appetizers, fruit juices and local typical dishes, all of them prepared in good sanitary conditions guaranteed by the city government vigilance. The area for the craftsmen and artists occupies one of the sidewalks that divides the fair in two parts. A lot of mystic products can also be found there. Open on Saturdays From 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.



Doce Mel e Natureza Fair


The idea of bringing the practice of arts and crafts closer to people from the community that would thus be able to see the craftsmanship and canvases being painted on an open area motivated a group of artists and craftsmen to request the creation of such a place. The traditional Feira do Doce, do Mel e da Natureza became popularly known as the Feira do Sol, as it is located on a square nearby downtown that bears this very name. Young people have the Feira do Sol as a meeting point, it is an ideal place to get to know new people and have a chat at the three existing pit dog points, at the garden benches or just sitting on the grass. The fair offers food, clothing, antiques, jewelry, flowers, among other hand-made products. There is also a very popular area for the buying and selling of dog puppies. The City Tourism Department is responsible for the fair as well as for granting the dog commercial permits that are valid for a specific period of time. This assures a democratic participation of different dog breeders, and good care for the animals, control of vaccine, etc. The fair was created on the 1st of April of 1990 and also counts with specific leisure facilities. A playground and a special area for live shows contribute for its strong attraction and popularity among the people of Goiânia. Open on Sundays From 4:00 p.m to 9:00 p.m.



Fundação Museu de Ornitologia


Beauty, grace and color are a perfect combination to over a hundred twenty pieces of the Ornithology Museum Foundation’s collection estimated in fifteen million dollars. Considered the biggest in the world and a cultural treasure to Goiânia, the Museum was founded in 1968 by the scientist José Hidasi, who is responsible for its administration. The visitors have also access to an extensive library with scientific data in books and specialized magazines and a laboratory of taxidermy. The exhibit of prehistoric pieces and curiosities of the animal world counts with a great variety of species from the primitive mammals (kangaroo, koala, ancient horses) and the more developed ones (dolphin, monkeys) to the native species ( the tamanduá, a Brazilian anteater, the tatu, a Brazilian hog, the preguiça). There is also a collection of the most beautiful and rare birds in the world, like the quetzal – Aztec sacred bird – albatross, penguin, among others. Reptiles, fish, moluscs and others complete the collection that offers as one of its main attraction the multicoloured butterflies from ecological groups of Australia, the United States, Canada, Europa, New Ghinea, New Zealand, Africa, Cuba and other native species to Ilha do Bananal, Beira Mar, Pantanal and Cerrado. Open everyday Schedule: from 8:00 a.m to 5:30 p.m.



Serra Dourada Stadium


The stadium was inaugurated on March 9th of 1975 and it is considered to be one of the best Brazilian stadiums. Its name was given after the hill Serra Dourada in the west part of the state, also where the first capital of Goias, Cidade the Goiás, is located. It can hold up to 54.049 spectators and it occupies an area of 160.000 square meters. The field is 118 meters long by 80 meters wide and its grass is imported from the United States. There are seven entrance gates, twelve exits and five clothing rooms, one of those for the judges. The fans that go to the stadium whenever there is a match have at their disposal twenty-one bars: four of them in the geral, general admission area, thirteen in the bleachers, three in the reserved seats and one in the boxes. The light system of the stadium deserves special attention as it is one of the best used in big sports open areas.



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Anônimo disse…
Não posso deixar de comentar esse aqui também. É uma excelente idéia falar sobre a cidade natal da maneira como vc está falando. Se eu fosse buscar informações sobre a minha cidade natal, não encontraria informações tão detalhadas nem no site da prefeitura. Isso se repete em outras cidades também, como João Pessoa - que estive pesquisando esses tempos.
Mais um vez, sendo crítico, ia ser legal se você falasse sobre a tua percepção sobre as pessoas da cidade.
Por exemplo, a coisa mais legal que existem em Presidente Médici são as pessoas que lá vivem e o estilo de vida dessas pessoas. Em especial o carisma e a alegria de todos. Em Manaus também existe um "clima" nas amizades muito bom. Coisa bem diferente daqui do Sul, onde as pessoas realmente são mais frias e distantes.
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