
Tapirapuã is a village in the municipality of
Barra do Bugres in
Mato Grosso
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,
Brazil
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. It is in the mountainous
Serra do Tapirapuã region and next to
Sepotuba River.
History
In the early 20th century,
Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon
Cândido is a Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent of Spanish Cándido
* Cândido de Oliveira (1896–1958), Portuguese football player
* Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (1886–1948), Brazilian zoologist
* Cândido José de Araújo Via ...
established a warehouse for his telegraph commission in Tapirapuã which was supplied by motorized boats.
See also
*
Tangará da Serra Tangará da Serra is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the states of Brazil, state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region of Brazil.
The Sepotuba River, known for its many waterfalls and rapids, is locat ...
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Cândido Rondon
Marshal Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon (5 May 1865 – 19 January 1958) was a Brazilian military officer most famous for his telegraph commission and exploration of Mato Grosso and the western Amazon basin, as well as his lifelong support for ...
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Nova Olímpia
References
Geography of Mato Grosso
Populated places in Mato Grosso
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