São_Paulo_de_Olivença

São Paulo de Olivença

São Paulo de Olivença

Municipality in North, Brazil

For other uses, see São Paulo (disambiguation).

São Paulo de Olivença is a community and a municipality near the western edge of the state of Amazonas near the tri-country border area in Brazil. The population is 40,073 (2020 est.)[1] in an area of 19,746 km².[2] The city is served by Senadora Eunice Michiles Airport. This city, along with other surrounding cities, is known for their sand export for the making of cement.

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History

It was founded in 1689 as a mission by Spanish Jesuit Samuel Fritz. The municipality of Santo Antônio do Içá, located to the north, was separated from this municipality in 1955.[3] In 2010, the city suffered from a severe landslide, causing road damage. No one was injured or killed, but many homes were lost in the Amazon River.

References

  1. [1]
    IBGE 2020
  2. [2]
    Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  3. [3]
    Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, history
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