Linhares
Encyclopedia
Linhares is the name of a municipality
in the state of Espírito Santo
, Brazil
, 135 km north of the state capital, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km², and has a population
of 130,901 people (2008).
The municipality is named in honor of D. Rodrigo de Souza Coutinho, Count of Linhares
, who was a minister in the Brazilian government in the first two decades of the 19th century.
. The town, founded by Europeans on August 22, 1800 was destroyed by the Indians during a war in 1809.
The area was visited by Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II
in 1860. An island he set foot on is still known as the Emperor's Island.
Linhares became a municipality in 1945, when it was detached from the municipality of Colatina
.
amidst its 69 lakes.
The climate is hot, tropical, and humid, typically with a dry winter season and a more humid summer. The main freshwater lagoons in the region are: Japaranã-Mirim, Palmas, Durão, Palminhas, Aguiá, Monsarás, Limão, Feia, Combóios, Piabanha, Óleo, Pau Grosso, Terra Alta and Patrão.
The Juparanã Lagoon (freshwater) is also the second largest in water volume in the country.
There is an official nudist beach called Barra Seca
60 km to the east of Linhares.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the state of Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo
Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, 135 km north of the state capital, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km², and has a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 130,901 people (2008).
The municipality is named in honor of D. Rodrigo de Souza Coutinho, Count of Linhares
Counts and Dukes of Linhares
Count of Linhares was a Portuguese title of nobility created by a royal decree of king John III of Portugal dated from May 13th, 1532, and granted to Dom António de Noronha, 2nd son of Pedro de Menezes, 1st Marquis of Vila Real.This family went to live in Spain and remained faithful to the Spanish...
, who was a minister in the Brazilian government in the first two decades of the 19th century.
History
The area today known as Linhares was once inhabited by the BotocudoBotocudo
Botocudo , is the foreign name for a tribe of South American Indians of eastern Brazil, also known as the Aimorés, Aimborés, or Krenak people...
. The town, founded by Europeans on August 22, 1800 was destroyed by the Indians during a war in 1809.
The area was visited by Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II
Pedro II of Brazil
Dom Pedro II , nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of...
in 1860. An island he set foot on is still known as the Emperor's Island.
Linhares became a municipality in 1945, when it was detached from the municipality of Colatina
Colatina
-Geography:Colatina is the second largest city in the north of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 127 km north of the capital Vitória and on the trainline from Vitória to Minas Gerais. It lies on the banks of the Doce river, through which as much as 700 cubic meters of water per second may flow...
.
Geography
Linhares is characterized by undulating lowlands and numerous lakes. The town sits on the Doce RiverDoce River
The Doce River is a river in southeast Brazil, which has an extension of 853 km.It is formed by the junction of the Piranga and the Carmo near the historical city of Ouro Preto, whose sources are located in the foothills of the Mantiqueira and Espinhaço mountain chains at altitudes of about 1,200...
amidst its 69 lakes.
The climate is hot, tropical, and humid, typically with a dry winter season and a more humid summer. The main freshwater lagoons in the region are: Japaranã-Mirim, Palmas, Durão, Palminhas, Aguiá, Monsarás, Limão, Feia, Combóios, Piabanha, Óleo, Pau Grosso, Terra Alta and Patrão.
The Juparanã Lagoon (freshwater) is also the second largest in water volume in the country.
There is an official nudist beach called Barra Seca
Barra Seca
Barra Seca is an official nude beach in Brazil. While elsewhere in Brazil people are generally prohibited to be naked in public places, in Barra Seca you must be nude in the family area...
60 km to the east of Linhares.