Alto Paraíso de Goiás
| Alto Paraíso de Goiás | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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 Alto Paraíso de Goiás
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| Coordinates: 14°08′S 47°31′W / 14.133°S 47.517°WCoordinates: 14°08′S 47°31′W / 14.133°S 47.517°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | Chapada dos Veadeiros |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,593.8 km2 (1,001.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,272 m (4,173 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 6,638 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 73770-000 |
Alto Paraíso de Goiás (usually referred to as Alto Paraíso) is a municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil. It has become known for its ecological and New Age tourism.
Alto Paraíso is part of the IBGE statistical micro-region of Chapada dos Veadeiros. It lies 230 km. northeast of the federal capital Brasília and 423 from the state capital Goiânia. Highway connections are made by BR-153 / Anápolis / BR-060 / Alexânia / Planaltina / GO-118 / BR-010 / São João d'Aliança.
Neighboring municipalities are:
The economy is based on farming (soybeans (3,800 ha), corn (2000 ha), rice), cattle raising, tourism, and services. The cattle herd was 30,500 in 2006. There were two banking institutions in 2007—Banco Itaú SA and Banco do Brasil SA. (Agosto/2007). In addition these institutions, Caxia Econômica Federal (CEF) is present as well (May/2013).
Agricultural data 2006
Located adjacent to the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Alto Paraíso attracts many followers of mysticism, natural therapies, and spiritualism. The exuberant nature has mountains, canyons, waterfalls, crystal mines, and wildflowers. In the town there are more than 40 mystical, philosophical, and religious groups, transforming the town into what locals like to call The Brazilian Capital of the Third Millennium. According to believers, the fact that latitude 14, which crosses the legendary city of Machu Picchu, in Peru, also crosses Alto Paraíso, has caused appearances of flying saucers and extraterrestrials. The arrival of tourists has caused the town to have a growing infrastructure for tourism, with hotels, inns, and camping.
Temperatures in 1,300 metters (city):
→ Winter temperatures => low: 7 °C/high: 24 °C;
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