Santana de Pirapama

Infobox City
official_name = Santana de Pirapama
nickname = Pirapama


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map_caption = Location in Minas Gerais
denomyn = Pirapanense (Portuguese)
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name = Brazil
subdivision_name1 = Southeast
subdivision_name2 = Minas Gerais
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Alberto Carlos Gomes Tameirão (PMDB)
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1948
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area_total_sqmi = 471,424
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population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 8.175
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population_density_sqmi = 2,58
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timezone = UTC-3
utc_offset = -3
timezone_DST = UTC-2
utc_offset_DST = -2
latd= 19
latm= 00
lats= 21
latNS= S
longd= 44
longm= 02
longs= 34
longEW= W
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Santana de Pirapama is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its population was cauculated in 2006 with 8.175 inhabitants.

History

Santana de Pirapama's history begun with the fundation of the district of Traíras - the name of a fish, common in that region. In 1948, Pirapama was risen to the status of municipality, independent of the town of Codisburgo.

The name

Santana de Pirapama came from a union of Portuguese and Indian languages. "Santana" is a contraction of "Santa Ana", Portuguese expression referring to Saint Anne, Patron of the city. "Pirapama" came from the language of the natives, and means "furious fish", it's a characteristic of traíra, the fish whose name was used as the name of Pirapama when it was just a district of Codisburgo.

Culture

In the month of July, people in Santana de Pirapama make a party to their Patron, Saint Anne. Besides Saint Anne, other saints are claimed in this party. named "Jubileu", in Portuguese, like Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Sebastian.