Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre

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For other uses, see Cruzeiro do Sul.

Cruzeiro do Sul is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre. Its population is 84,335 and its area is 7,925 km².

It is bordered to the north by the state of Amazonas, to the south by Peru, to the east by the municipality of Porto Walter, to the west by the municipality of Rodrigues Alves, to the northwest by the municipality of Tarauacá, and to the northwest by the municipality of Mâncio Lima.

[edit] Economy

The prinicipal economic activity of the municipality is rubber extraction. Of lessor importance is the farming of cassava, coffee and rice.

[edit] Sources and external links

• Bem-vindo à Cruzeiro do Sul (Portuguese)
• A majority of the text was taken from the Portuguese wikipedia article accessed on May 22, 2006