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Apuí
Apuí is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas. Its population was 22,359 (2020) and its area is 54,240 km2. Gold rush The municipality shot to fame in December 2006, when a Brazilian maths teacher by the name of Ivani Valentim da Silva posted descriptions of miners scooping up thousands of dollars in gold in the area. In just three months, between 3,000 and 10,000 people poured into the area, cutting down trees, diverting streams and digging wildcat mines. The city was nicknamed ''Eldorado do Juma'' after the mythical El Dorado. Geography Conservation The municipality contains 92% of the Apuí Mosaic, a jointly-managed collection of conservation units. It contains the Sucunduri State Park, created in 2005. It also contains the Sucunduri State Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005. It contains 72% of the Guariba Extractive Reserve, also created in 2005. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuí Mosaic
The Apuí Mosaic () is a protected area mosaic in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Apuí Mosaic is divided between the municipalities of Apuí (91.85%) and Novo Aripuanã (8.15%) in the state of Amazonas. It covers an area of . The mosaic is accessible by air to Apuí, by land via the BR-230 Trans-Amazonian Highway or by boat via the Madeira River to the city of Novo Aripuanã and then to the conservation units via the Aripuanã River. The mosaic contains the Guariba and Sucunduri State Parks; Bararati and Aripuanã sustainable development reserves; Guariba Extractive Reserve; and Sucunduri, Aripuanã, Apuí and Manicoré state forests. The mosaic, together with the Juruena and Campos Amazônicos national parks, forms a contiguous block of of protected areas known as the Southern Amazon Ecological Corridor, which covers parts of southern Amazonas, northern Mato Grosso and southwestern Pará. These are areas with strong deforestation pressure due to expans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve
The ''Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve () is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas. It has an area of . It is on the left (west) bank of the Juruena River, which forms the boundary between Amazonas and Mato Grosso, above the point where that river is joined by the Teles Pires River to form the Tapajós. The Apiacás Ecological Reserve is opposite the Bararati RDS on the east side of the Juruena in Mato Grosso. The southern section of the Juruena National Park, also in Mato Grosso, is to the southeast of the reserve. The Sucunduri State Park is to the south of the reserve, and the Apuí State Forest is to the west of the reserve. The northern section of the Juruena National Park is to the north of the reserve. Environment The mosaic includes terra firma forest, flooded forest, campos rupestres, campina and campinarana. It contains the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guariba Extractive Reserve
The Guariba Extractive Reserve () is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Guariba Extractive Reserve is divided between the municipalities of Novo Aripuanã (28.31%) and Apuí (71.69%) in the state of Amazonas. It covers . The reserve's southern boundary is the border with the state of Mato Grosso. It adjoins the Guariba-Roosevelt Extractive Reserve in Mato Grosso. To the west to adjoins the Guariba State Park and the Manicoré State Forest. To the north it adjoins the Campos Amazônicos National Park. To the east it adjoins the Aripuanã State Forest. The Guariba River, a tributary of the Aripuanã River, runs through the reserve from south to north. The accumulated deforestation by 2010 totalled , or 0.07% of the total area. No deforestation was detected in the five years from creation of the reserve in 2005. History The Guariba Extractive Reserve was created by Amazonas state governor decree 25.040 of 2 June 2005. The conservation unit is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucunduri State Park
Sucunduri State Park () is a state park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Sucunduri State Park is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas. It has an area of . The Juruena River forms the eastern boundary of the park, separating it from the Juruena National Park in the state of Mato Grosso. To the north the Sucunduri State Park adjoins the Bararati Sustainable Development Reserve, Apuí State Forest, the portion of the Juruena National Park that lies in Amazonas and the Jatuarana National Forest. The park adjoins the Sucunduri State Forest to the west and the Igarapés do Juruena State Park in Mato Grosso to the south. History The Sucunduri State Park was created by Amazonas state governor decree 24.810 of 21 January 2005 with the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great relevance and scenic beauty, allowing scientific research, education, environmental interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and ecotourism. The state park excluded private p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apuí Airport
Apuí Airport , popularly called ''Prainha Airport'' is the airport serving Apuí, Brazil. Airlines and destinations Access The airport is located from downtown Apuí. See also *List of airports in Brazil This is a list of airports in Brazil. On April 12, 2024, the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil listed 493 public and 4,789 private certified aerodromes, and 511 helidecks and helipads that were open to the public in Brazil. __TOC__ A ... * * References External links * * * {{Brazil topics Airports in Amazonas (Brazilian state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juruena National Park
Juruena National Park (), declared in 2006, is the third largest national park of Brazil. It is located along the Juruena River, in the north of Mato Grosso state and the south of Amazonas state. It forms part of a corridor of protected areas that is meant to contain agricultural expansion into the Amazon rainforest. Location The park covers , mostly in the Amazon biome. It is the third largest in Brazil. It contains parts of the municipalities of Apuí and Maués in Amazonas, and Cotriguaçu, Nova Bandeirantes and Apiacás in Mato Grosso. It adjoins the Sucunduri State Park in the municipality of Apuí. The Igarapés do Juruena State Park to the west overlaps by almost 53% with the Juruena National Park. About 49% of the park is flat plains, 18% gently undulating, 21% undulating, and 10% strongly undulating. 1% is mountainous. Altitudes range from above sea level. The park holds 39 river sub-basins. The largest is that of the São Tomé River, which occupies 23% o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucunduri State Forest
The Sucunduri State Forest () is a state forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Sucunduri State Forest is in the municipality of Apuí, Amazonas. It has an area of . It adjoins the Aripuanã Sustainable Development Reserve to the west, which lies on either side of the Aripuanã River. To the south, the border with the state of Mato Grosso separates the forest from the Igarapés do Juruena State Park and the overlapping Juruena National Park. To the east the forest adjoins the Sucunduri State Park. Part of the northern boundary separates it from the Jatuarana National Forest. History The park was created by Amazonas governor decree 24808 of 20 January 2005 with the objective of promoting sustainable multiple use of forest resources and scientific research with emphasis on methods of using native forest resources in a sustainable way. Conservation The forest is an integral part of the Apuí Mosaic, which totals in area and contains the Guariba and Sucundu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acari National Park
Acari National Park () is a national park in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Location The Acari National Park covers parts of the municipalities of Apuí (11.77%), Borba (59.55%) and Novo Aripuanã (28.68%) in Amazonas. It is north of the BR-230 Trans-Amazonian Highway in the Apuí – Jacareacanga section. The Urupadi National Forest and the Alto Maués Ecological Station border the park to the east. It has an area of . It is in the Amazon biome. History The Acari National Park was created by federal decree on 11 May 2016. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). The objective is to protect the biological diversity of the Acari, Camaiú, Sucunduri and Abacaxis rivers and their tributaries and the physical landscape, to ensure sustainability of the ecosystem services, to contribute to environmental stability in the region and to provide for development of recreational activities in contact with nature and ecotourism. The par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aripuanã National Forest
The Aripuanã National Forest () is a national forest in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. It supports sustainable forestry, and also protects the environment, supports scientific research and protects the sustainable lifestyle of the traditional inhabitants of the forest. Location The Aripuanã National Forest covers parts of the municipalities of Novo Aripuanã (73.71%), Manicoré (9.27%) and Apuí (17.03%) in the state of Amazonas. It has an area of . The forest lies to the north of the Trans-Amazonian Highway (BR-230). The Aripuanã River, a tributary of the Madeira River, flows north through the forest. The Manicoré Biological Reserve and the Campos de Manicoré Environmental Protection Area adjoin the forest to the west, and the Acari National Park lies to the east. The Juma Sustainable Development Reserve is to the north. Environment The forest is in the Amazon biome. The forest has great biological wealth, with at least three species of primate and two of birds disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In Amazonas
This is a list of the municipalities in the federative units of Brazil, state of Amazonas (Brazilian state), Amazonas (AM), located in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil. Amazonas is divided into 62 municipalities of Brazil, municipalities. Municipalities See also * Geography of Brazil * List of cities in Brazil by population References {{Municipalities of Brazil Municipalities in Amazonas (Brazilian state), * Lists of municipalities in Brazil, Amazonas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Dorado
El Dorado () is a mythical city of gold supposedly located somewhere in South America. The king of this city was said to be so rich that he would cover himself from head to foot in gold dust – either daily or on certain ceremonial occasions – before diving into a sacred lake to wash it off. The legend was first recorded in the 16th century by Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonists in the Americas; they referred to the king as El Dorado, 'The Golden One', a name which eventually came to be applied to the city itself. It is unknown whether this story had any basis in fact, but it may have been inspired by the culture of the Muisca, an indigenous people inhabiting a plateau in the Andes, Andean mountains in modern-day Colombia. The Muisca were skilled goldsmiths; they made frequent use of golden objects in their religious ceremonies, and also manufactured ornaments and jewellery for trade with the neighbouring tribes. Early European settlers, searching for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
