Mozarlândia
| Mozarlândia | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location in Goiás state |
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 Mozarlândia
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| Coordinates: 14°44′26″S 50°33′07″W / 14.74056°S 50.55194°WCoordinates: 14°44′26″S 50°33′07″W / 14.74056°S 50.55194°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Region | Central-West Region |
| State | Goiás |
| Microregion | São Miguel do Araguaia Microregion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,734 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 13,123 |
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2) |
| Postal code | 76700-000 |
Mozarlândia is a municipality in north-central Goiás state, Brazil.
It is located in the Valley of the Araguaia River, 300 kilometers from the state capital, Goiânia, and is served by highways GO-164 and GO-334.
The distance to Goiânia is 313 km. Highway connections are made by GO-070 / Goianira / Inhumas / Itaberaí / BR-070 / Goiás / GO-164 / Araguapaz / GO-347.
It forms its northern boundary with the municipality of Nova Crixás; its western boundary with Aruanã; its southern boundary with Araguapaz; and its eastern boundary with Crixás.
The main rivers that bathe the municipality are the Rio Tesouras and Rio do Peixe, besides the streams (córregos) of Alagadinho, Alagado, São João, Fogueira, Barreirinho, do Gato, Lagoinha, do Buriti, do Manoel and Muquém. Because of the flat topography near the main rivers, there are places that have a rich formation in lakes: Landi, Lolito, Pedra, Correia, da Onça, da Mãe, Redondo, Cabaça and many others. The mountains that stand out are Constantino, Pimenta, Pouso Alto, Jiripoca, Tombador and Bananal and the hills of São João and Engano.
The European history of this town began in 1952 when the surveyors Pedro Leite da Silva, Mozart de Andrade Mota, and Edgar de Alencar Mota set up camp near the confluence of the Barreirinho and Fogueira rivers, to survey the land for an agricultural colony called "Barreirinho e São João". Mota bought land and created lots to build a settlement. In 1954 the first hut was built and soon other settlers arrived form the state of Minas Gerais. The first name was "Barreirinho". In 1956 working together the settlers opened a road to Nova América so they could get their agricultural products to market. In 1958 Barreirinho became a district in the municipality of Goiás, the name changing to Mozarlândia, in homage to Mozart Andrade Mota who had distributed land to settlers and ranchers who wanted to stay in the area. Mota was mayor for two terms and in his administrations he carried out important works, like the building of the city hall, the public jail, and two plazas. He donated land to schools, churches, the city hall, the aerodrome, and the cemetery. He brought electricity and built the first schools. He died in 1993 remembered by his fellow citizens in the name of the town where he lived.
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