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Vilhena, Rondônia
Vilhena is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 102,211 (IBGE-2020) and its area is 11,519 km2. – IBGE It is the fifth-largest city in Rondônia and has the best HDI in the state (0,771 – UNDP/2000). According to IBGE-2015, Vilhena also had a GDP of R$1.824.367,69(approximately US$460 million), which represented a GDP per capita of R$23.055,20 (around US$6.000,00) History In common with many other municipalities of Rondônia, Vilhena was started in the early twentieth century, around 1910, when Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon built telegraph posts in the fields of the Plateau Parecis, linking several cities between Cuiabá and Porto Velho. Towns often would rise around these posts, Vilhena included. Population growth Migration from southern and southeastern regions caused the population to increase in 1959 after the construction of highway BR-364, which connects the north with the rest of the country and was paved in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rondônia
Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south and southwest is Bolivia. Rondônia has a population of 1,815,000 as of 2021. It is the fifth least populated state. Its capital and largest city is Porto Velho. The state was named after Cândido Rondon, who explored the north of the country during the 1910s. The state, which is home to 0.8% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 0.6% of the Brazilian GDP. Geography Rondonia was originally home to over 200,000 km2 of rainforest, but has become one of the most deforested places in the Amazon. By 2003 around 70,000 km2 of rainforest had been cleared. The area around the Guaporé River is part of the Beni savanna ecoregion. The Samuel Dam is located in the state, on the Jamari River. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Velho
Porto Velho (, ''Old Port'') is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin, and a Catholic Metropolitan Archbishopric. The population is 548,952 people (as of the IBGE 2021 estimation). Located on the border of Rondônia and the state of Amazonas, the town is an important trading center for cassiterite, the mining of which represents the most important economic activity in the region, as well as a transportation and communication center. It is on the eastern shore of the Madeira River, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon River. It is also Rondônia's largest city, and the largest state capital of Brazil by area. The municipality occupies most of the border between Amazonas and Rondônia, and is both the westernmost and northernmost city in the state. History Officially founded on October 2, 1914, Porto Velho was founded by pioneers around 1907, during the construction of the Madeira-Mamoré railroad. After the railroad was completed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhenense Esportivo Clube
Vilhenense Esportivo Clube, commonly referred to as Vilhenense (), is a Brazilian football club based in Vilhena, Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso .... The club competes in the Campeonato Rondoniense Série A, the top division in the Rondônia state football league system. As of 2022, Vilhenense is the third-best ranked team from Rondônia in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 151st overall. History In October 2017, Vilhenense was founded by businessman Valdir Kurtz, with the intention of playing in the ensuing Campeonato Rondoniense. The club made their debut in the 2018 Rondoniense, finishing first in the first round but ending fourth overall; it also qualified for the 2019 Copa Verde, but refused to play in the competition. In the 2019 Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhena Esporte Clube
Vilhena Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Vilhena, was a Brazilian professional club based in Vilhena Vilhena is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population was 102,211 (IBGE-2020) and its area is 11,519 km2. – IBGE It is the fifth-largest city in Rondônia and has the best HDI in the state (0,771 – ..., Rondônia founded on 3 June 1991. History The club was founded on September 7, 1974. Vilhena won the Campeonato Rondoniense in 2005, in 2009, in 2010 and in 2013. The club competed in the Série D in 2010, when they were eliminated in the First Stage. Vilhena, after winning the state championship for the fifth time, qualified to compete in the 2013 Série D, but they decided to not compete in league. Stadium Vilhena Esporte Clube played their home games at Estádio Portal da Amazônia. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people. Honours * Campeonato Rondoniense : Winners (5): 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona Futebol Clube (RO)
Barcelona Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Barcelona-RO (), or simply Barcelona, is a Brazilian football club based in Vilhena, Rondônia. As of 2022, Barcelona is the fourth-best ranked team from Rondônia in CBF's national club ranking, being placed 157th overall. History Initially a club from Vitória da União, Corumbiara, Barcelona started playing in amateur competitions in 1995. In 2012, the club moved to Vilhena, and turned professional on 7 October 2016. Barcelona played its first professional competition ( Campeonato Rondoniense) in 2017, and finished second after losing the finals to Real Ariquemes; the club also qualified to the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série D The Campeonato Brasileiro Série D (English: Brazilian Championship Serie D) is the fourth division of the Brazilian football league system, and was announced by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on April 9, 2008. The Campeonato Brasileir .... Achievements and Honours * Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajax Futebol Clube
Ajax Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Ajax de Rondônia, or simply Ajax-RO, was a Brazilian professional football club based in Vilhena, Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso .... Founded in 1982, it last competed in the 2001 Campeonato Rondoniense before folding in 2008 due to continuing financial constraints. History The club was founded on 3 February 1982. Stadium Ajax Futebol Clube played their home games at Estádio Portal da Amazônia. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 7,000 people. References {{reflist Defunct football clubs in Rondônia Association football clubs established in 1982 Association football clubs disestablished in 2008 1982 establishments in Brazil 2008 disestablishments in Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhena Airport
Brigadeiro Camarão Airport is the airport serving Vilhena, Brazil. Airlines and destinations Access The airport is located from downtown Vilhena. See also *List of airports in Brazil This is a list of airports in Brazil, sorted by location. The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil lists on March 10, 2022, 491 public and 2,677 private aerodromes in Brazil. __TOC__ Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate that t ... References External links * * * {{Brazil topics Airports in Rondônia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Geisel
Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (, ; 3 August 1907 – 12 September 1996) was a Brazilian Army officer and politician, who was President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military regime. Early life and family Ernesto Geisel was born in Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul province. His father was Guilherme Augusto Geisel (born Wilhelm August Geisel), a German Brazilian teacher from Herborn who immigrated to the Empire of Brazil in 1883 at age 16. His mother was the homemaker Lydia Beckmann, born in Brazil in Teutônia colony to German parents from Osnabrück. In Bento Gonçalves, where Ernesto was raised, there were only two families of German origin (Geisels and Drehers), and most of the population was composed of Italian immigrants. Remembering the contact with the local Italian immigrants during his childhood Geisel described the cultural contrasts between the strict and rigorous education that his German parents imposed compared to the freedom and more relaxed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BR-364
BR-364 is an inter-state highway in Brazil connecting the southeast state of São Paulo to the western state of Acre. The highway was opened in the 1960s and paved in the 1980s. It has brought economic development and population growth in the Amazon basin states of Rondônia and Acre. It has also caused massive environmental damage and socio-economic impacts. The road is extremely important for the flow of agricultural and livestock production in the states of Rondônia, Mato Grosso and Goiás, for Brazilian domestic consumption and for export, mainly by Port of Santos. Route BR-364 starts in Limeira in São Paulo state and runs northwest through Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Rondônia and Acre to Rodrigues Alves, then on to Mâncio Lima on the frontier with Peru. It passes through the cities of Cuiabá (Mato Grosso), Porto Velho (Rondônia) and Rio Branco (Acre). The all-weather highway gives the people of the remote Amazon states of Rondônia and Acre access to goods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
