Pirapora is a municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 56,640 in an area of 550 km². The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to the piracema season when a mass migration of fishes ascends the São Francisco River to spawn.
Abadia dos Dourados is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was 7,006 people living in a total area of 894 km2. The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaiba and to the microregion of Patrocínio. It became a municipality in 1948.
Ubá is a municipality located in the Zona da Mata mesoregion of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 290.88 kilometers (180.74 mi) southeast of Belo Horizonte, and 284.31 kilometers (176.66 mi) north of Rio de Janeiro. The estimated population of the city of Ubá was 116,797 in 2020. The current mayor of Ubá is Edson Teixeira Filho.
Divinópolis is a municipality in the centre-west of Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The estimated population in 2020 was 240,408 inhabitants. The total area of the municipality is 709 km2 and the elevation is 712 metres. It is 120 km from state capital Belo Horizonte. Divinópolis is the seat of the Regional Administration of the Upper São Francisco River.
Talita Antunes da Rocha is a Brazilian beach volleyball player, playing as a blocker. She was FIVB rookie of the year in 2005, and World Tour Winner twice, in 2013 and 2015.
The Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, is a public university located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. It has, in addition to the main campus in Campo Grande, nine campuses located in the following inland cities: Aquidauana, Chapadão do Sul, Corumbá, Coxim, Naviraí, Nova Andradina, Paranaíba, Ponta Porã e Três Lagoas.
The Terena people are a Brazilian indigenous people that originally inhabited the northeastern region of the Paraguayan Chaco west of the Paraguay River in the mid-nineteenth century. However, they presently reside mainly in the municipalities of Aquidauana and Miranda within the Brazilian state Mato Grosso do Sul, as well as Mato Grosso and São Paulo. This region is generally referred to as the Aquidauana-Miranda region, and geographically lies between 20° and 22° S and 54° and 58° W. The Terena people span numerous indigenous areas including approximately twenty-nine villages. As a result of conflict with colonial powers, the Terena people gradually migrated to their Brazilian territory where they remain today. The Terena are one of four Guaná subgroups that relocated, alongside the Exoaladi, Layana, and the Kinkinau.
Maquiné is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Tucunduva is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Known as the Capital of Mechanized Crops, Tucunduva has the highest grain yield per hectare in Brazil and is also known as the Land of Musicians.
Brasilândia de Minas is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Elói Mendes is a municipality in the south of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 28,320 in a total area of 498 km². The elevation of the municipal seat is 899 meters.
Coração de Jesus is a Brazilian municipality located in the north of the state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 the population was 26,611 in a total area of 2,236 km². It became a municipality in 1912.
The Aquidauana River is a river of Mato Grosso do Sul state in southwestern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Miranda River, itself a part of the Paraguay River basin.
Aquidauanense Futebol Clube, commonly known as Aquidauanense, is a Brazilian football team based in Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul state. The club was formerly known as Escolinha de Futebol Aquidauanense.
The Regional Municipality of Tracadie is the first and only regional municipality in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
The Cachoeirão River is a river of Mato Grosso do Sul state in southwestern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Aquidauana River.
Itatín was a 17th century region, corresponding to the western half of the 21st century Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The indigenous people inhabiting the region gave their name to Itatín. The Itatínes were related to the Guaraní who lived to their south in Paraguay. In 1631, the Jesuit Order of the Roman Catholic church began founding missions in Itatín but the missions failed in 1648 because of slave raids by the Bandeirantes of Brazil and revolts against the Jesuits. Considered part of colonial Paraguay, Itatín was ceded to Brazil in 1750 by the Treaty of Madrid. The name has fallen out of use.
Miss Mato Grosso do Sul is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Mato Grosso do Sul at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1979 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990-1991, 1993, and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2023, the State director of Miss Mato Grosso do Sul is, Frank Rossatte.
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