Naviraí

Coordinates: 23°03′54″S 54°11′27″W / 23.06500°S 54.19083°W / -23.06500; -54.19083

Naviraí
Municipality
The Municipality of Naviraí
View of Parque Sucupira, Naviraí
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): "Ordem, Trabalho, Progresso"  (Portuguese) "Order, Work, Progress"
Motto: "Corredor do Mercosul"  (Portuguese) "Corridor of Mercosur"
Location in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul
Country	Brazil
State	Mato Grosso do Sul
Region	Center-West
Microregion	Iguatemi
Founded	1952
Government
• Mayor	Leandro Peres de Matos (PP)
Area
• Municipality	3,193,8 km2 (12,331 sq mi)
• Urban	7 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Population (2013)
• Municipality	49,827
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
	IBGE/2013[1]
Time zone	UTC-4 (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Postal Code	79950-000
Area code(s)	+55 67
Website	navirai.ms.gov.br

Naviraí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 50,000 (2013) and its area is 3,194 km².^[2]

Founded in 1952 and emancipated in 1963, Naviraí until the '50s was just a field uninhabited. It was then that began to arrive by plane and by boat and the first settlers in 1955 with the construction of the road linking the Golden Ashland, began to develop more speed. Known as the Capital of Southern Cone, Naviraí has traced urban plan with pathways that convert the center to the periphery, with a format of cobweb.

History

The city of Ashland has an urban design Colonizadora Vera Cruz Mato Grosso Ltda to create, in the middle of then Mato Grosso, a new Canaan. In 1952 is initially populated called Vera Cruz, according to the honônima colonizing, and since 1958 has the current name when it was promoted to Ashland district. From then the city developed and became one of the most important of Mato Grosso do Sul thanks to his early entrepreneurs . Largely came to believe that the region would become a major regional center of a region rich . Within decades of foundation were three major economic phases which can be divided as follows as follows:

• phase of timber extraction and agricultural production (notably the planting of coffee);
• phase of the great cycle of wood and the modernization of agriculture (cotton cycle) and livestock;
• phase of development of agribusiness and Service (1990 onwards).

Development of construction

In 90 years there has been increasing economic development allied construction was crucial to Ashland experiencing an outbreak of buildings and luxury residences located in both the central core when the outer boroughs. Thus, the urban changes contrasted with the social ills and the need for public policies to solve such problems. If not ouvesse Naviraí solutions run the risk of becoming stagnant. But then there was economic policies that prevented the city was lost economically. Among these investments are Copasul (refrigerators), Coopernavi / Usinavi, agribusiness, the garment industry and a strong trade and diversificado.

In current times, with long-term planning, are analyzed the main points about planning for your future and will be decisive for mayor define their actions and develop increasingly Naviraí the coming decades.

People

Transportation

Naviraí is served by Naviraí Airport located 3,7km from downtown Naviraí. There is also the bus Alternav.

Sports

Clube Esportivo Naviraiense is the municipality's football (soccer) club. They competed in the Série D in 2009.

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