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North Region, Brazil>NorthRoraima}}List of mayors of Boa Vista, Roraima>MayorBrazilian Democratic Movement Party>MDB)| leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | established_title = Founded| established_date = July 9, 1890| established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 5687.022| area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2020 IBGE 2020| population_note = | population_total = 419,652| population_density_km2 = auto| population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_footnotes = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = Time in Brazil>AMT| utc_offset = −42106017region:BR-RR|display=it}}| elevation_m = 90| elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code| postal_code = 69300-001 to 69339-999List of dialling codes in Brazil>Area code| area_code = +55 95Human Development Index>HDI (2010)URL-STATUS=DEAD ARCHIVE-DATE=JULY 8, 2014 PUBLISHER=UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP), www.boavista.rr.gov.br}}| footnotes = }}Boa Vista ({{IPA|pt-BR|ˈbo(w)ɐ ˈvistɐ|lang}}, literally Good View; figuratively “Fairview“) is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the Branco River, the city lies {{convert|220|km|mi|abbr=on}} from Brazil’s border with Venezuela. It is the only Brazilian state capital located entirely north of the equator.Boa Vista is the most populous municipality in the state of Roraima;Boa Vista, capital city of Roraima, Brazil approximately half of the population of the state lives in the city. Commerce mostly occurs with Manaus, the capital of the State of Amazonas. Business also takes place between Boa Vista and with the cities of Lethem, in Guyana and Santa Elena de Uairén, in Venezuela. These two foreign cities are the only major cities that can be accessed from Boa Vista by road, although roads connect other smaller state municipalities with the capital city. Travel by airplane is the only means of transportation with other regions of the country.As a modern city, Boa Vista stands out among the other capitals of the North Region of Brazil as it is a planned city with a radial plan. It was planned by the architect Darci Aleixo Derenusson who based his design for the city on one that is similar to that of Paris, France. {{Citation needed|date=March 2013}} The city was built under the direction of Captain Ene Garcez, the first governor of Roraima.

History

{{More citations needed section|date=March 2013}}File:Brasil Hoje n. 120 (1975) - Reportagem da Agência Nacional sobre a cidade de Boa Vista, Roraima.webm|left|thumb|Boa Vista, 1975. National Archives of Brazil. ]]The municipality of Boa Vista formed the first urban area of the state of Roraima. The São Joaquim do Rio Branco Fort, founded in 1775, is located on the banks of the Uraricoera River about 32 km from the capital and is considered to be of great importance to the region.The city was created on July 9, 1890, as Boa Vista do Rio Branco. It was founded by Augusto Villeroy (Amazonas’s Governor). The first mayor was João Capistrano da Silva Mota, also known as Coronel Mota. After the mayor, two councillors (José Francisco Coelho and José Gonzaga de Souza Junior) were appointed.In 1943, during the middle of World War II, Boa Vista became the capital of the recently created Federal Territory of Rio Branco. The territory grew from mining operations in the area. The then Federal Territory of Rio Branco was elevated to statehood, later being renamed as “Roraima”. Later, machine-based mining was prohibited (because of the resulting damage to the landscape), which ended up hindering the economy of the state and the municipality.In the 2010s, the crisis in Venezuela led to the population swelling by around 50,000 Venezuelan immigrants.NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/world/americas/venezuela-brazil-migrants.html, ‘Their Country is Being Invaded’: Exodus of Venezuelans Overwhelms Northern Brazil, The New York Times, April 28, 2018, Londoño, Ernesto,

Economy

(File:Boa_Vista_Roraima_Brazil.jpg|thumb|Boa Vista, Brazil)The GDP of the city was R$2,265,603,000 (2005).BOOK,www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf, GDP, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE, Boa Vista, Brazil, 85-240-3919-1, 2007-07-18, 2005, pt,www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20081002024524www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20081002024524www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf, October 2, 2008, dead, The per capita income of the city was R$9,366 (2005).BOOK,www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf, per capita income, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE, Boa Vista, Brazil, 85-240-3919-1, 2007-07-18, 2005, pt,www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20081002024524www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20081002024524www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf, October 2, 2008, dead,

Education

Portuguese is the official national language, and the primary language taught in schools. English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum.Educational institutions include:

• Universidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR);
• Instituto Federal de Roraima (IFRR);
• Facudade Estácio Atual da Amazônia;
• Faculdades Cathedral – Boa Vista (Cathedral-Boa Vista);
• Faculdade de Teologia de Boa Vista (Fatebov)

Tourism and recreation

• Anaua Park, a major recreational park is located in Boa Vista. It is the biggest park in the north region of Brazil.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} It has a Forrodromo (show place), a square, a lake and a kart-racing facility.
• Taumanam is a small artificial beach on Rio Branco. It has several stores and snack bars, and was created in 2005.
• The Ayrton Senna complex is the most visited tourist attraction in Boa Vista.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} It consists of Ayrton Senna, Velia Coutinho (Alimentation Square and a show place), Praça das Águas (a square where there is a water show), Millennium Portal (it was created to commemorate the 21st century), and Praça das Artes (the newest and the largest plazas in the complex).

Culture

File:Orla 3.JPG|Taumanam, Boa Vista, BrazilFile:Diwali fireworks 2.jpg|Fireworks in Boa Vista’s Saint John Festival.File:Velia Coutinho 2.JPG|Velia Coutinho in Boa Vista, RoraimaFile:Arraial_de_Boa_Vista_2007_-_panoramio.jpg|Festa Junina of Boa Vista, Brazil

Festa Junina (Saint John Festival)

Festa Junina was introduced to Northeastern Brazil by the Portuguese for whom St John’s day (also celebrated as Midsummer Day in European countries), on 24 June, is one of the oldest and most popular celebrations of the year. The festivities traditionally begin after 12 June, on the eve of St Anthony’s day, and last until the 29th, which is Saint Peter’s day. During these fifteen days, there are bonfires, fireworks, and folk dancing in the streets (step names are in French, which shows the mutual influences between court life and peasant culture in the 17th, 18th, and 19th-century Europe). Once exclusively a rural celebration, today, in Brazil, it is now largely a city festival.{{cn|date=March 2023}}

The Civic Center

The Civic Center, built in the form of an opened fan, starts from the banks of the Rio Branco. This design was created by the engineer Darci Aleixo Deregusson during Ene Garcez’s government, the first of its kind in Roraima.From the Civic Center runs a system of 16 avenues, with inspiration drawn from Paris, France, Belo Horizonte, and Goiânia, Brazil. In this square are the head offices of the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of the state government. Other buildings of significance are the Palace of Culture, the Amazônia Bank, the Ministry of Education, and a cathedral.The civic center also has a monument to miners.

Demography

{{unreferenced section|date=March 2013}}Initially, indigenous people were the only inhabitants of Boa Vista. Boa Vista had the highest growth rate of any Brazilian capital in the 1970s, at 3% per year. Immigrants were attracted to this city due to employment opportunities generated by public service jobs for Brazilians. General commercial opportunities attract immigrants from neighboring countries.In 1950 Boa Vista had about 5,200 inhabitants. This number grew 47-fold in only 56 years to approximately 250,000 inhabitants.According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Boa Vista had more than 375,000 inhabitants in 2018. The city grew more than 10% in just one year due mainly to Venezuelan immigration.Ethnic groups found in Boa Vista include: Amerindians, Portuguese, Africans, Germans, Venezuelans, Guyanese and Lebanese.

Sports

There are several professional football clubs in Boa Vista:

• Atlético Roraima Clube
• Baré Esporte Clube
• Grêmio Atlético Sampaio (GAS)
• São Raimundo Esporte Clube
• River Esporte Clube
• Atlético Rio Negro Clube
• Náutico Futebol Clube

The city’s most important stadium is Estádio Flamarion Vasconcelos, better known as Canarinho, located in the neighborhood of the same name, Canarinho. The stadium, which located in the southern part of Boa Vista, has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.Also located in Boa Vista is the Estádio Raimundo Ribeiro de Souza, better known as the Ribeirão, which is located in a suburb of the city.

Geography

The city is situated on the western bank of the Branco River, and it lies 220 km from Brazil’s border with Venezuela. It is the only Brazilian state capital located entirely north of the equator.

Climate

Boa Vista experiences a tropical savanna climate (Koppen Aw), with a hot, humid wet season and a very warm dry season. Being the only major Brazilian city north of the equator, the wettest and driest months in Boa Vista are the reverse of the rest of the Amazonian region of Brazil, with a hot, humid, rainy period from April to November and a very warm, dry period from December to March. Temperature fluctuations are relatively small throughout the year.The Maracá Ecological Station was established by presidential decree on 2 June 1981. The station consists of the island of Maracá between the Santa Rosa and Maracá branches of the Uraricoera River in the municipality of Boa Vista, and has an area of {{convert|101312|ha}}.{{citation|url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto/1980-1989/D86061.htm |author=Presidência da República|date=2 June 1981 |title=DECRETO Nº 86.061, DE 2 DE JUNHO DE 1981. Cria Estações Ecológicas, e dá outras providências.|access-date=2016-04-16}}The strictly protected area was established with the purpose of preserving a representative sample of the Amazon ecosystem.{{citation|url=https://ppbio.inpa.gov.br/sitios/maraca|publisher=Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Roraima |author=Reinaldo Imbrozio Barbosa|year=2006 |title=ESEC Maracá |access-date=2016-04-16}}{{Weather box|width = auto|location = Boa Vista (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1981-present)|metric first = yes|single line = yes|temperature colour = Jan record low C = 19.5Feb record low C = 20Mar record low C = 19.2Apr record low C = 20May record low C = 19Jun record low C = 18.6Jul record low C = 17.6Aug record low C = 19.2Sep record low C = 20.2Oct record low C = 19.6Nov record low C = 20Dec record low C = 18.3year record low C = 17.6Jan low C = 23.9Feb low C = 24Mar low C = 24.3Apr low C = 24.2May low C = 23.6Jun low C = 23.1Jul low C = 22.9Aug low C = 23.5Sep low C = 24.2Oct low C = 24.5Nov low C = 24.4Dec low C = 24.3year low C = 23.9|Jan mean C = 28.1|Feb mean C = 28.3|Mar mean C = 28.8|Apr mean C = 28.3|May mean C = 27.2|Jun mean C = 26.5|Jul mean C = 26.5|Aug mean C = 27.3|Sep mean C = 28.4|Oct mean C = 28.9|Nov mean C = 28.9|Dec mean C = 28.3|year mean C = 28|Jan rain mm = 25.1|Feb rain mm = 18.1|Mar rain mm = 30.9|Apr rain mm = 88.5|May rain mm = 213.0|Jun rain mm = 321.3|Jul rain mm = 267.8|Aug rain mm = 188.0|Sep rain mm = 99.4|Oct rain mm = 63.5|Nov rain mm = 60.8|Dec rain mm = 44.0|rain colour = green|unit rain days = 1 mm|Jan rain days = 3|Feb rain days = 3|Mar rain days = 4|Apr rain days = 6|May rain days = 14|Jun rain days = 21|Jul rain days = 19|Aug rain days = 15|Sep rain days = 8|Oct rain days = 5|Nov rain days = 5|Dec rain days = 4|Jan sun = 177.8|Feb sun = 148.2|Mar sun = 142.4|Apr sun = 129.2|May sun = 138.3|Jun sun = 93.5|Jul sun = 136.3|Aug sun = 155.3|Sep sun = 200.7|Oct sun = 204.8|Nov sun = 195.8|Dec sun = 173.5|Jan humidity = 70.8|Feb humidity = 66.4|Mar humidity = 66.3|Apr humidity = 70.7|May humidity = 78.9|Jun humidity = 84.9|Jul humidity = 84.2|Aug humidity = 81.3|Sep humidity = 76.2|Oct humidity = 74.1|Nov humidity = 72.3|Dec humidity = 72.5|year humidity = 74.9DATE=1961–1990 PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140808060540/HTTP://WWW.INMET.GOV.BR/WEBCDP/CLIMATOLOGINORMAISIMAGENNORMAISPLANILHAS/TEMPERATURA-MEDIA-COMPENSADA_NCB_1961-1990.XLS URL-STATUS=DEAD DATE=1961–1990 PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140808060537/HTTP://WWW.INMET.GOV.BR/WEBCDP/CLIMATOLOGINORMAISIMAGENNORMAISPLANILHAS/TEMPERATURA-MAXIMA_NCB_1961-1990.XLS URL-STATUS=DEAD DATE=1961–1990 PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140808060545/HTTP://WWW.INMET.GOV.BR/WEBCDP/CLIMATOLOGINORMAISIMAGENNORMAISPLANILHAS/TEMPERATURA-MINIMA_NCB_1961-1990.XLS URL-STATUS=DEAD DATE=1961–1990 PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140808060527/HTTP://WWW.INMET.GOV.BR/WEBCDP/CLIMATOLOGINORMAISIMAGENNORMAISPLANILHAS/PRECIPITACAO-ACUMULADA_NCB_1961-1990.XLS URL-STATUS=DEAD PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140827173708/HTTP://WWW.INMET.GOV.BR/WEBCDP/CLIMATOLOGIA/NORMAIS/IMAGENS/NORMAIS/PLANILHAS/NUMERO-DIAS-PRECIPITACAO-MAIOR-OU-IGUAL-1MM_NCB_1961-1990.XLS URL-STATUS=DEAD PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140808060530/HTTP://WWW.INMET.GOV.BR/WEBCDP/CLIMATOLOGINORMAISIMAGENNORMAISPLANILHAS/INSOLACAO-TOTAL_NCB_1961-1990.XLS URL-STATUS=DEAD PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20140808060524/HTTP://WWW.INMET.GOV.BR/WEBCDP/CLIMATOLOGINORMAISIMAGENNORMAISPLANILHAS/UMIDADE-RELATIVA-MENSAL-MEDIA-COMPENSADA_NCB_1961-1990.XLS URL-STATUS=DEAD PUBLISHER=BRAZILIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY (INMET) date=February 2017bot=medic}}HTTP://WWW.INMET.GOV.BR/WEBCDP/CLIMATOLOGIA/NORMAIS/IMAGENS/NORMAIS/PLANILHAS/TEMPERATURA-MINIMA-ABSOLUTA-NCB_1961-1990.XLS >TITLE=TEMPERATURA MíNIMA ABSOLUTA (°C) ACCESS-DATE=AUGUST 19, 2014, {{dead linkbot=medic}}{{cbignoreAUTHOR= WEBSITE=OGIMET.COM ACCESS-DATE= 21 DECEMBER 2023,mapas.inmet.gov.br/}}

Transport

International Airport

Boa Vista is served by Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport with direct flights to Brasília, Georgetown (Guyana), and Manaus. Boa Vista International Airport was opened on February 19, 1973, and underwent major remodelings in 1998 and 2009. The passenger terminal, runway and apron were all enlarged, and a separate taxiway was built.Boa Vista Air Force Base - ALA7, one of the most important bases of the Brazilian Air Force, is located in Boa Vista.

Highways

The federal government has started a project to link Boa Vista by road to Manaus and then by extension to the major centers of Brazil, by asphalting the BR-174 and building several bridges in the Amazon forest, allowing a direct road link to Manaus and then on over the BR-319 to the central regions of Brazil.WEB,ibis.geog.ubc.ca/courses/klink/class02/cjtruema/results.html, Results,

Notable people

• Miquéias Fernandes (1950–2020), politician and pastorNEWS,g1.globo.com/am/amazonas/noticia/2020/04/26/ex-vereador-miqueias-fernandes-morre-aos-69-anos-vitima-do-novo-coronavirus.ghtml, Ex-vereador Miquéias Fernandes morre aos 69 anos vítima do novo coronavírus, Globo, 9 April 2021, pt,
• Johnathan de Jesus (b. 1983), politicianWEB,www.camara.leg.br/deputados/160531/biografia, JOHNATHAN PEREIRA DE JESUS, Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil, 9 April 2021, pt,
• Thiago Maia (b. 1997), footballerWEB,soccerway.com/players/thiago-maia-alencar/290444/, Thiago Maia, Soccer Way, 9 April 2021,
• Luiz Altamir Melo (b. 1996), swimmerWEB,cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/090227/luiz-altamir-lopes-melo, LUIZ ALTAMIR LOPES MELO, CBDA, 9 April 2021, pt, July 26, 2019,www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/090227/luiz-altamir-lopes-melo," title="web.archive.org/web/20190726170139www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/090227/luiz-altamir-lopes-melo,">web.archive.org/web/20190726170139www.cbda.org.br/cbda/atleta/perfil/registro/090227/luiz-altamir-lopes-melo, dead,
• Shéridan Oliveira (b. 1984), politician and psychologistWEB,www.camara.leg.br/deputados/178961/biografia, Shéridan, Câmara dos Deputados do Brasil, 9 April 2021, pt,
• Bianca Matte (b. 1990), Beauty QueenWEB, RR, Neidiana OliveiraDo G1,g1.globo.com/rr/roraima/noticia/2013/09/conheca-bianca-matte-bela-que-representara-rr-no-miss-brasil-2013.html, Conheça Bianca Matte, bela que representará RR no Miss Brasil 2013, September 1, 2013, Roraima, pt-br,

File:BM mia.jpg|right|thumb|Miss Roraima 2013 - Bianca MatteBianca Matte

References

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External links

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• www.pmbv.rr.gov.br/" title="web.archive.org/web/20040603152912www.pmbv.rr.gov.br/">Site of Boa Vista’s City Hall {{in lang|pt}}

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