Britânia Explained

Official Name:Britânia
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brazil
Coordinates:-15.2497°N -51.1564°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brazil
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central-West
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Goiás
Subdivision Type3:Mesoregion
Subdivision Type4:Microregion
Subdivision Name4:Rio Vermelho Microregion
Subdivision Type5:Metrop. region
Leader Title:Mayor
Elevation M:263
Area Total Km2:1461.2
Population Total:5,797
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:76280-000
Area Code Type:Area code

Britânia is a municipality in northwestern Goiás state, Brazil. The population was 5,797 (2020) in a total area of 1461.2 km2.

Municipal boundaries

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Highway connections

A paved highway connects Britânia with Santa Fé de Goiás and Jussara. Connections with Goiânia are made by highways GO-060 / Trindade / Claudinápolis / GO-326 / Anicuns / Sanclerlândia / Novo Brasil / GO-324 / Jussara / BR-070 / Nova Trindade / GO-173.

The main rivers are the Vermelho and the Araguaia. There are also several lakes, like the Tigrinho, Açará and the most important for tourist purposes, the Lago dos Tigres, which is used for fishing, water sports and swimming.

Demographic and political data

Economic facts

The economy is based on cattle raising, agriculture, commerce (58 units), and some small transformation industries (11 units).Britânia had a herd of 155,400 in 2006, with 90% being of the Nelore breed. The land is divided into large properties, which use little labor. Other important agricultural products are: rice, sesame seeds, manioc, and corn.

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History

In 1953 Paulo Carlos Schmidt de Vasconcelos, from São Paulo, bought lands from the government and staked out lots in an endeavour called "Loteamento Lago dos Tigres" next to the lake with the same name. In 1959 another Paulista, Írio Spinar, bought the land and began to sell lots to farmers, who for the most part came from São Paulo or Paraná. The settlement grew and in 1958 it became a district of Jussara, later to become a municipality in 1963.

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Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/go/britania/panorama IBGE 2020