Tacuru is a city in the Brazilian state of

Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul ( ) is one of Federative units of Brazil, Brazil's 27 federal units, located in the southern part of the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region, bordering five Brazilian states: Mato Grosso (to the north), Goiás and ...

, located in the Midwest region of the country. The city is located on the border with

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. Tacuru, which uses Guarani as an

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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

, along with Portuguese. In doing so, it became the second city in the country, after

São Gabriel da Cachoeira São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Saint Gabriel of the Waterfall'') is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located on the northern shore of the Rio Negro (Amazon), Rio Negro River, in the region of Cabeça do Ca ...

, Amazonas, to adopt an indigenous language as an official language. In 2013, Tacuru became the site of a large popular demonstration against proposed demarcations of Indigenous lands.

Geography

Tacaru is located 427 km from the state capital (

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) and 1,442 km from the federal capital (

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). The city is connected with Igautemi through the MS-295 regional highway.

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.

Demographics

Race

Religion

Politics and government

Federal elections

In the second round of the

2022 Brazilian general election General elections were held in Brazil on 2 October 2022 to elect the President of Brazil, president, Vice President of Brazil, vice president, the National Congress of Brazil, National Congress, the 2022 Brazilian gubernatorial elections, govern ...

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received 64.06% of the vote versus incumbent president

Jair Bolsonaro Jair Messias Bolsonaro (; born 21 March 1955) is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies (Brazil), Chamb ...

, who received 35.94%.

Municipal government

In the 2024 municipal elections, Rogério Torquetti ( PSDB) was elected mayor.

References

{{MatoGrossodoSul-geo-stub Municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul