Tapirapuã

Coordinates: 15°06′S 57°41′W / 15.100°S 57.683°W / -15.100; -57.683
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Map of Brazil with approximate location of Tapirapuã highlighted in red
Approximate location of Tapirapuã

Tapirapuã is a village in the municipality of Barra do Bugres in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is in the mountainous Serra do Tapirapuã region and next to Sepotuba River.

History[edit]

In the early 20th century, Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon established a warehouse for his telegraph commission in Tapirapuã which was supplied by motorized boats.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Diacon, Todd A. (2004). Stringing together a nation : Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon and the construction of a modern Brazil, 1906-1930. Durham: Duke University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0822332108. OCLC 52429358.

15°06′S 57°41′W / 15.100°S 57.683°W / -15.100; -57.683