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Rio Verde, Goiás

Rio Verde
Municipality
Flag of Rio Verde
Flag
Coat of arms of Rio Verde
Coat of arms
Location in Goiás  state
Location in Goiás state
Rio Verde is located in Brazil
Rio Verde
Rio Verde
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 17°44′42″S 50°55′00″W / 17.74500°S 50.91667°W / -17.74500; -50.91667Coordinates: 17°44′42″S 50°55′00″W / 17.74500°S 50.91667°W / -17.74500; -50.91667
Country  Brazil
Region Central-West Region
State Goiás
Microregion Sudoeste de Goiás
Area
 • Total 8,388.2 km2 (3,238.7 sq mi)
Elevation 748 m (2,454 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 235,360
 • Density 28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone BRT/BRST (UTC-3/-2)
Postal code 75900-000

Rio Verde is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is a fast-growing center and is the largest producer of grains in the state.

It is the center of the Sudoeste de Goiás Microregion, situated at a distance of 229 km (142 mi) from Goiânia, the capital of the state and 420 km (261 mi) from Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.

Highway connections from Goiânia and these following other cities; Abadia de Goiás, Guapó, Indiara, Acreúna, and Santo Antônio da Barra are made by BR-060.

The annual average temperature is between 20 °C and 35 °C. Vegetation is mainly cerrado, with some residual forests.

The bordering cities are Aparecida do Rio Doce, Cachoeira Alta, Caiapônia, Castelândia, Jataí, Maurilândia, Montividiu, Paraúna, Quirinópolis, Santa Helena de Goiás, and Santo Antonio da Barra.

Two major federal highways cross the municipality: BR-060, which links Brasília to the state of Acre, and BR-452, which links Rio Verde to Itumbiara, Goiás on the way to São Paulo, SP.


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