Boa Vista, Roraima
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Boa Vista (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈboɐ ˈvistɐ], Good View) is the caipital o the Brazilian state o Roraima. Situatit on the wastren bank o the River Branco, the city lies 220 km (136 mi) awa frae Brazil's mairch wi Venezuela. It is the anerlie Brazilian caipital locatit entirely north o the equator. Boa Vista haes an equatorial climate, wi heich temperaturs throuoot the year an a vera narrae range o temperaturs, wi an average temperatur o aboot 30 °C. It lees athin a vera wet climate wi annual precipitation aften mair nor 2000 mm. Thir het an wet condeetions are ideal for the growthe o plants, sae the vegetation foond in the city is baith dense an variet. The equatorial rainforests hae an extremely diverse fauna an aw.
Boa Vista | |
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Municipality | |
The Municipality o Boa Vista | |
Motto(s): "Segurança, Desenvolvimento, Integração" ("Security, Development, Integration") | |
Location o Boa Vista in the State o Roraima | |
Kintra | Brazil |
Region | North |
State | Roraima |
Founded | 9 Juin 1890 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Iradilson Sampaio PPS |
Area | |
• Total | 5,687 km2 (2,196 sq mi) |
Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 266,901 |
• Density | 43.8/km2 (113/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-4 |
Postal Code | 69300-000 |
Website | Boa Vista, Roraima |
Boa Vista is the maist populous municipality in the state o Roraima;[1] approximately hauf o the population o the state lives in the city. Commerce maistly occurs wi Manaus, the caipital o the State of Amazonas. Business taks place atween Boa Vista an wi the cities o Lethem, in Guyana an Santa Elena de Uairén, in Venezuela an aw. Thir twa foreign cities are the anerlie major cities that can be accessed frae Boa Vista bi road, awtho roads connect ither smawer state municipalities wi the caipital city. Traivel bi airplane is the anerlie means o transportation wi ither regions o the kintra.
The federal govrenment haes stairtit a project tae link Boa Vista bi road tae Manaus an then bi extension tae the major centres o Brazil, bi asphaltin the BR 319 an biggin several brigs in the Amazon forest, allouin a direct road link tae Manaus an then on tae the central an soothren regions o Brazil.[2]
As a modren city, Boa Vista staunds oot amang the ither caipitals o the North Region o Brazil as it is a planned city wi a radial plan. It wis planned bi the airchitect Darci Aleixo Derenusson who based his design for the city on ane that is seemilar tae that o Paris, Fraunce. The city wis biggit unner the direction o Captain Ene Garcez, the first govrenor o Roraima. The main avenues converge at Civic Center Plaza, whaur the heidquairters o three govrenmental branches (legislative, judiciary, an executive) reside. Aside frae sic cultural attractions as (theatres an pailaces), thare are hotels, banks, post offices, an cathedrals.