Tacuru

Tacuru
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Tacuru
Coordinates: 23°37′58″S55°00′57″W / 23.63278°S 55.01583°W / -23.63278; -55.01583
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Mato Grosso do Sul
Mesoregion	Sudoeste de Mato Grosso do Sul
Microregion	Iguatemi
Government
• Mayor	Rogério Torquetti (PSDB)
Population  (2020 [1] )
• Total	11,674

Tacuru is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, located in the Midwest region of the country. The city is located on the border with Paraguay. ^[2] Tacuru, which uses Guarani as an official language alongside Portuguese, is noted as one of the few cities in Brazil that have adopted an indigenous language as an official language.

History

In 2010, the city adopted Guarani as its official language, along with Portuguese. ^[3] In doing so, it became the second city in the country, after São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, to adopt an indigenous language as an official language. ^[2]

In 2013, Tacuru became the site of a large popular demonstration against proposed demarcations of Indigenous lands. ^[4]

Geography

Tacaru is located 427 km from the state capital (Campo Grande) and 1,442 km from the federal capital (Brasília). ^[5] The city is connected with Igautemi through the MS-295 regional highway. ^[6]

Jaguapiré indigenous territory

The indigenous territory of Jaguapiré, which comprises 2,089 hectares, was first recognized by the federal government in 1992 as the territory for the Guarani-Kaiowá. ^[7]

Demographics

Race

Racial demographics of Tacuru (2022) ^[8]

Race	Percentage	Population
Indigenous	38.91%	4,205
Pardo	29.91%	3,233
White	27.73%	2,997
Black	3.7%	367
Asian	0.06%	6

Religion

Religious demographics of Tacuru (2022) ^[9]

Race	Percentage
Roman Catholic	55.9%
Evangelicalism	30.39%
No religion	11.38%
Other religion	2.05%
Umbanda / Candomblé	0.11%
Spiritism	0.1%
Indigenous religions	0.06%

Politics and government

Federal elections

In the second round of the 2022 Brazilian general election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 64.06% of the vote versus incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, who received 35.94%. ^[10]

Municipal government

In the 2024 municipal elections, Rogério Torquetti (PSDB) was elected mayor. ^[11]

Parties of elected mayors since 2000 ^[11]

Year of election	Party of elected mayor
2000  [ pt ]	PT
2004  [ pt ]	PV
2008	PR
2012	Democrats
2016	PMDB
2020	Patriota
2024	PSDB

See also

• List of municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. "Adoptan el guaraní como lengua oficial - Internacionales - ABC Color". ABC (in Spanish). 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
3. "Cidade de Mato Grosso do Sul adota o guarani como segundo idioma oficial" [City in Mato Grosso do Sul adopts Guarani as second official language]. R7 Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
4. "Grande manifestação contra demarcações em Tacuru". Progresso (in Portuguese). 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
5. "Município / História". Prefeitura Municipal de Tacuru - MS. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
6. "Brasil lleva a cabo el mayor decomiso de marihuana en su historia". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
7. Araujo, Leitao; Valeria, Nascimento Ana (2010-03-17). "Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: The Guarani; a case for the UN | Cultural Survival". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
8. "Censo 2022: veja quais são os municípios mais amarelos, brancos, indígenas, pardos e pretos do Brasil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
9. "MAPA: Qual é a religião mais popular da sua cidade?". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-06-06. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
10. "Eleições em Tacuru (MS): Veja como foi a votação no 2º turno". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
11. "Eleições 2024: Rogério Torquetti, do PSDB, é eleito prefeito de Tacuru no 1º turno". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2025-06-11.