Marabá
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| The Municipality of Marabá | |||
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| Nickname(s): "Capital do estado do Carajás" [State capital of Carajás] |
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 Location of Marabá in the State of Pará |
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 Marabá
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| Coordinates: 5°21′00″S 49°07′00″W / 5.35000°S 49.11667°WCoordinates: 5°21′00″S 49°07′00″W / 5.35000°S 49.11667°W | |||
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 Brazil
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| Region | Northern | ||
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 Pará
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| Founded | December of 1894 | ||
| Emancipated | February 27, 1913 | ||
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| • Mayor | João Salame Neto (PROS) | ||
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| • Municipality | 15,092.268 km2 (5,827.157 sq mi) | ||
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| Population (2013) | |||
| • Municipality | 251,885 | ||
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 311,172 | ||
| Demonym(s) | marabaense | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| Postcode | 68500-000 to 68515-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+55) 94 | ||
| HDI (2010) | 0.668 – medium (UNDP/2010) |
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| Website | Official website | ||
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Marabá is a municipality in the state of Pará, Brazil. Its greatest geographic reference is the confluence of two large rivers near the historic city center, the Itacaiunas River and the , forming a "Y" if seen from space. It basically consists of six urban centers linked by five highways.
Marabá is the fourth-most-populous municipality in the state of Pará, approximately 251,885 inhabitants according to the IBGE/2013, and the fourth largest GDP in the state of Pará, with USD1.543.254,34 according to the IDESP/2010. It's the main center of political, social, and economic development in southern of Pará and one of the most dynamic municipalities in Brazil.
Marabá has a strategic position and is crossed by five highways. It also has a large logistics infrastructure, with a port, airport, and railway. The municipality has a growing industrial park. The steel industry is especially important to Marabá's vast agricultural frontier. Marabá also has a strong trade and services sector. Marabá is characterized by its broad mix of peoples and cultures that do justice to the meaning of the town's nickname: "Son of Miscegenation."
The municipality contains part of the Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, a 196,504 hectares (485,570 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.
The word "Marabá" derives from the indigenous vocable "Mayr-Abá", which simply means "son of the indigenous woman with a white man."
A poem written by poet Gonçalves Dias inspired by the merchant Francisco Silva to its commercial name of "Casa Marabá" (Maraba House). This was located the banks of the Tocantins River, and served as a strategic business point for exchanging all kinds of products and services.
The settlement of the river basin Itacaiunas played an important factor in shaping the city, because even though this region has been further explored by the Portuguese Empire in the sixteenth century, remained without a permanent occupation for almost 300 years. Only in 1894 is, in fact, the space was occupied by settlers.
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