Papagaios

Papagaios

Papagaio is a small town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It has approximately 15,000 inhabitants and its economy is based on exports of slate.

Papagaio is 150 kilometers away from the state capital, Belo Horizonte.

There is an argument about whether the correct name of the town is "Papagaio" or "Papagaios", but most people agree that the first one is correct, for historical reasons. Papagaio is Portuguese for parrot.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Papagaios — Original name in latin Papagaios Name in other language State code BR Continent/City America/Sao Paulo longitude 19.44917 latitude 44.74778 altitude 722 Population 11850 Date 2012 08 03 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Papagaios — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Papagaios Country and Admin Code BR.15.3146909 BR …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Pousada Passagem dos Papagaios — (Кабу Фриу,Бразилия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Rua Piloto, 23, Кабу Фр …   Каталог отелей

  • Dos Papagaios River — Origin Paraná state Basin countries Brazil The Dos Papagaios River is a river of Paraná state in southern Brazil. See also List of rivers of Paraná References …   Wikipedia

  • Муниципалитеты штата Минас-Жерайс — …   Википедия

  • Папагаюс — Муниципалитет Папагаюс Papagaios Страна БразилияБразилия …   Википедия

  • Isla de Araçatuba — Ilha de Araçatuba Localización País  Brasil Estado …   Wikipedia Español

  • 1926 in literature — The year 1926 in literature involved some significant events and new books.Events*Bread Loaf Writers Conference is founded in Middlebury, Vermont. * Ford Madox Ford publishes A Man Could Stand Up . It is the third book of a four volume work… …   Wikipedia

  • Aracaju — Infobox Settlement name = Aracaju settlement type = Municipality official name = The Municipality of Aracaju nickname = Cajueiro dos Papagaios ( Cashew tree of the Parrots ) motto = Cidade de Todos ( City of Everybody ) imagesize = 250px image… …   Wikipedia

  • Sete Lagoas — (meaning Seven Lakes in Portuguese) is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The municipal area is 537 km² while the population was 217,506 in 2007. LocationSete Lagoas is situated about 70 kilometres from Belo Horizonte, the capital of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”