| Rubiataba | |
|---|---|
| State | Goiás |
| Area: | 748.27 km² |
| Population: | 18,025 (IBGE 2007) |
| Population Density: | 24,09 inhab/km² (2007) |
| Urban population: | 15,797 |
| Elevation: | 800 m above sea level |
| Postcode (CEP): | 76350-000 |
| Became a city: | 1948 |
| Mayor: | José Luiz Fernandes |
| Distance to Goiânia: | 235 km. |
| IBGE statistical microregion: | Ceres Microregion |
| Coordinates: | |
| Website: | none |
Rubiataba is a small city and municipality in northeastern Goiás state, Brazil.
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Rubiataba is located in the north of the state, south of the source of the Crixás River. It is 235 kilometres to the state capital of Goiânia. Other distances are:
Neighboring municipalities are:
It is a municipality that was planned by the government and is one of the few settlements in the state that was already declared a city in the beginning of its existence. A curious fact is that the streets of the town have names of fruit trees. The climate is mild with an average temperature of 25 °C. The most important rivers are the São Patrício and the Rio Novo.
The municipality included the municipal seat together with the district of Waldelândia, the "povoado" of Cruzeiro, and the "aglomerados" of Bragolândia, Goiataba and Santa Luzia
Cattle raising is important with a big production of milk and dairy products. There were 768 farms in 2006 with a total area of 49,428 hectares. Pasture land occupied 36,000 hectares. The size of the cattle herd was 75,000 in 2007. There are plantations of rice, beans, manioc, sugarcane (6,800 ha. and a production of 476,000 tons in 2007), and corn.
There are several brickworks and lumber mills. The number of small furniture factories give the town the name "furniture capital" of the state. There is also a large distillery producing alcohol for fuel from the abundant sugarcane plantations. There were 03 bank branches in 2007: Banco do Brasil S.A., BRADESCO S.A., and Banco Itaú S.A.
Rubiataba began in 1949 when the government of Getúlio Vargas decided to create an agricultural center in the region. The place had a good climate, with abundance of water and fertile soils. The first idea was to plant coffee. The name, ""Rubiataba" is a hybrid of "rubia", from rubiacea, and "taba", which means village. Seventy square kilometres were set aside for the future town, which was the first rural planned town in the country. It became a municipality in 1953.
In 2006 there were 26 schools and 2 hospitals with 57 beds.
A 16-year-old boy in Brazil was pronounced dead after masturbating 42 times without stopping in Rubiato town, in Goiás region, Brazil.
His mother told a local newspaper that she already knew about her son's addiction and although she planned on him to get special help, her decision came too late.
At midnight, the young man began to masturbate and because of his addiction could not stop, continuing to do it 42 individual times.
At school, his classmates commented on the boy's problem and some said he asked them to connect to the webcam so they could observe him.
They further said that his attraction to women was extreme; he was attracted to all kind of women, regardless of texture physics, color and age.
In his room a great amount of pornography was found, including photographs and videos of nude women that were saved on his PC.