Novo Brasil
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Novo Brasil is a small town and municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.
- Population (2005): 3,794
- Total area (2002): 649.9 km²
- Elevation: 400 meters
- Became a municipality: 1958
- Statistical microregion: Iporá Microregion
- Postal code: 76285-000
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[edit] Location
Novo Brasil is located east of the capital near Iporá and São Luís de Montes Belos.
- Distance to the state capital: 200 km.
- Distance to regional center, São Luís de Montes Belos: 77 km.
- Highway connections from Goiânia: state highway BR-069 west from Goiânia, through Trindade/ GO-326 / Anicuns / GO-222 / Choupana / GO-326 / Sanclerlândia / Buriti de Goiás. For the complete list of distances see Seplan
Neighboring municipalities: Fazenda Nova, Córrego do Ouro, Jussara, and Itapirapuã
[edit] Political Information
In January 2005 the Mayor was José Fabiano Alves de Castro. There were 9 city-council members and 3,086 eligible voters in 2003.
[edit] Demographic Information
In 2005 the population density was 5.84 inhab/km². There were 2,448 inhabitants in the urban area and 1,543 in the rural area. The population has declined by about 1,200 inhabitants since 1980.
[edit] Economic Information
The economy was based on services, agriculture, cattle raising, and government employment. In 2005 there were 4 industrial units and 36 retail units. There were no financial institutions. In 2004 there were 195 automobiles and 257 motorcycles.
In 2004 there were 84,595 head of cattle, 25,310 head of poultry, and 4,445 head of swine. The main agricultural products were rice, bananas, manioc, and corn. None exceeded 500 hectares in planted area.
[edit] Health and Education
In 2003 there was 1 hospital with 28 beds and 2 walk-in health clinics. In 2002 there were 4 doctors, 1 nurse, 1 dentist, and 7 auxiliary nurses. In 2000 the infant mortality rate was 35.47, higher than the national average of 33.0.
In 2005 the school system had 6 schools, 28 classrooms, 48 teachers, and 911 students. Of these, 199 were attending a middle school. In 2000 the adult literacy rate was 83.9%, below the national average of 86.4%.
[edit] Income Distribution
In 2000 there were 1,397 households, of which 570 declared an income of less than 1 minimum salary.
[edit] Ranking on the 2000 Municipal Human Development Index
- Life expectancy: 65.0
- Adult literacy rate: 0.820
- School attendance rate: 0.84
- MHDI: 0.713
- State ranking: 193 (out of 442 municipalities)
- National ranking: 2.763 (out of 5,507 municipalities)
For complete list see Frigoletto.com.br
