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Caicó is a council of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte Microrregião located in the western Seridó in Mesorregião Central Potiguar. One of the most important cities in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó is known especially as a centre pastoralist and cotton. The municipality of Caicó is located on the periphery of the mountain of Borborema. In semi-arid climate, and the average temperature more than 30 degrees Celsius. Index [hide] 1 History 2 Economy 3 Mass Media 4 Sight 5 References 6 External links [edit] History

There have been several legends about the origins of the city, but all cite a white cowboy-Portuguese that the demand for water for their cattle during a drought, is facing a bull bravio of mythic features. Aflito before such a situation, the cowboy made a promise to Sant'Ana, where they could escape the bull and find water in a chapel construíria its homenagem.Então at that time, was that the bull dasaparecera and soon the cowboy found a well, where the second secaste never reported. Given this, the same contrast to the report friends, which then began the construction of the chapel, March the initial settlement of Caicó. The settlement that led to the council emerged at the beginning of the eighteenth century, after being expelled from the Indians that Caicós inhabiting the vicinity of the confluence of the river bar with the New Seridó. Call alternately Caicó and Seridó, village was already the district administrative headquarters in 1748. The creation of the council, which has been renamed the New Town Prince, occurred in 1788. In 1868 it became its headquarters city and state by decrees of 1890 the name was changed Seridó for the first and later to Caicó. [edit] Economy

The most important economic activity was the processing of cotton. Currently, the rural areas of agriculture survives family and the production of milk, meat-of-sun and cheese. The city stands out as one of the greatest centres of production of hats and embroidered in Brazil. The council has been suffering in the last two decades, a process of economic eutrophication. [edit] Mass Media

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Please try to reach a consensus on the page for discussion before making changes to the paper. The city counts with 6 radio broadcasters, and 3 so as PM: Rural de Caicó-830kHz, Caicó-1100kHz and The Radio Voice of Seridó-1290kHz.Além of 3 in order FM: Freedom-88, 3; Rural FM-95, 9 and Solidarity-106, 3FM. The Muncipio account with efficient system of fixed telephony operator Telemar / hi. The council has a good coverage of cellular telephony, which covers the entire area and much of the urban area rural.Tal coverage held by Hi operators, TIM and Claro. Caicó also has several weekly newspapers printed for circulation and has several providers of Internet sites, among them Itans, Veloz Net, and Velox. Caicó account with an agency of Post & Telegraph. It also diverssas with Amateur Radio Stations and Px [edit] Sight

Isle of Santana: Project completed. It will serve to the completion of carnival of Caicó and the famous festival of Santana between other festivals, sporting events and so on. Cultural Center: A recent work that should have, according to the project, a system of sound and film projector. Currently works as theatre and place for seminars. Arc de Triomphe: Built to commemorate the passage of the image of Our Lady of Fatima by the council. Castle Engady: It was built by a former parish priest of the cathedral that used to make tourism the castles of Europe. Recently the Engady was bought by the government of the state and is closed and abandoned. Açude Itans: One of the major dams of Rio Grande do Norte, with a capacity of 81 million cubic metres of water; in its margins there are several clubs. Square of Trailers: Place of meeting local community overnight. Football Stadium Dr. Rui Mariz: Apelidado of Marizão at that stage is at home to Athletic Club of Corintians Caicó. We have hosted matches between the club and Vasco da Gama-RJ and Cruzeiro-MG.