Talk:Foz do Iguaçu

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[edit] Name change to Foz do Iguassu

Foz do Iguaçu → Foz do Iguassu – city fathers recently modified the spelling of the name. User:Cesarious (fmt'd –Hajor 18:39, 22 October 2005 (UTC))

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It seems that Foz do Iguaçu will be renamed to Foz do Iguassu. See this link (in Portuguese). Carioca 00:34, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

And this one, which gives some interesting historical background. Foz do Iguassu doesn't exist at present, so you probably could do the page move yourself, but I (respectfully) suggest you wait for a couple of days longer, just to make sure the change goes through. Meanwhile, you could write a paragraph about the 1945 Academies' agreement and the reasons the city fathers give for changing it. (Does this mean my wife's "Cataratas do Iguaçu" t-shirt will become a valuable collectors' item?) –Hajor 23:39, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
I added some info about the name change. I will wait some days until I support the article name change. Carioca 23:37, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
I am against the move - at least for now. The official name of the city is still Foz do Iguaçu, and the change, though approved, is not official yet. See also http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u115248.shtml. It is a link to a news report that states that the actual mayor of the city is now against the change, and is trying now to reject the bill - because of the unpopularity of the change of the name (some 90% of the population of the city is against the change, the article states). Leslie Mateus 05:01, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
I agree. Let's wait until the final decision. Carioca 05:10, 17 November 2005 (UTC)