São Gabriel da Cachoeira
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São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Saint Gabriel of the Waterfall) is a city and a Municipality located on the Northern shores of the Rio Negro River, in the region of Cabeça do Cachorro
, Amazonas state, Brazil
. Between 1952 and 1966, it was officially called Uaupés, after the nearby Vaupés River
. Most of its inhabitants are indigenous people. The city's population is somewhere around 13,000, but the entire region has 40,806 people (2008), scattered over 109,185 km², mostly indigenous peoples in surrounding tribes and villages.
In 2003, Nheengatu
became an official language along with Portuguese in São Gabriel da Cachoeira. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/international/americas/28amazon.html?ex=1282881600&en=2dbb31357d010164&ei=5090
The city is the northernmost city of Amazonas, and part of its territory is within the Pico da Neblina National Park
. However, the peak
itself is located in Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
, and São Gabriel da Cachoeira is in the lowlands. It is not far from the Equator
, and the climate is correspondingly hot and humid.
The city is served by São Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport
.
Most of the non indigenous residents of the city are affiliated with the Brazilian army, usually serving a term of two years or more.
Cabeça do Cachorro
The region known as Cabeça do Cachorro is the area comprising the northwesternmost end of the state of Amazonas, Brazil, bordering on Colombia and Venezuela....
, Amazonas state, 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...
. Between 1952 and 1966, it was officially called Uaupés, after the nearby Vaupés River
Vaupés River
Vaupés River is a tributary of the Rio Negro in South America. It arises in the Guaviare Department of Colombia, flowing east through Guaviare and Vaupés Departments. It forms part of the international border between Colombia and the Amazonas state of Brazil. On the border it merges with the...
. Most of its inhabitants are indigenous people. The city's population is somewhere around 13,000, but the entire region has 40,806 people (2008), scattered over 109,185 km², mostly indigenous peoples in surrounding tribes and villages.
In 2003, Nheengatu
Nheengatu
The Nheengatu language , often spelled Nhengatu, is an Amerindian language of a Tupi–Guarani family. It is also known by the Portuguese names língua geral da Amazônia and língua geral amazônica, both meaning "Amazonian General Language," or even by the Latin lingua brasilica...
became an official language along with Portuguese in São Gabriel da Cachoeira. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/international/americas/28amazon.html?ex=1282881600&en=2dbb31357d010164&ei=5090
The city is the northernmost city of Amazonas, and part of its territory is within the Pico da Neblina National Park
Pico da Neblina National Park
Pico da Neblina National Park is a national park in the north of Brazil, bordering on Venezuela. The latter country also has an adjoining national park, called Neblina as well. The Brazilian national park was created in 1979, and it is one of the country's largest national parks, with...
. However, the peak
Pico da Neblina
Pico da Neblina is the highest mountain in Brazil, above sea level, in the Serra do Imeri, a section of the Guiana Highlands on the Brazil–Venezuela border. As determined by a border survey expedition in 1962, its summit lies just within Brazilian territory, at a horizontal distance of only from...
itself is located in Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro
Santa Isabel do Rio Negro is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 7,617 and its area is . The Municipality was formerly called Tapuruquara....
, and São Gabriel da Cachoeira is in the lowlands. It is not far from the Equator
Equator
An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere's axis of rotation and containing the sphere's center of mass....
, and the climate is correspondingly hot and humid.
The city is served by São Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport
São Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport
São Gabriel da Cachoeira Airport is the airport serving São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil.-Accidents and incidents:*6 March 1991: a TABA Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante flying to Manaus was hijacked near São Gabriel da Cachoeira by 3 persons.-Access:...
.
See also
- NheengatuNheengatuThe Nheengatu language , often spelled Nhengatu, is an Amerindian language of a Tupi–Guarani family. It is also known by the Portuguese names língua geral da Amazônia and língua geral amazônica, both meaning "Amazonian General Language," or even by the Latin lingua brasilica...
- Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da CachoeiraRoman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da CachoeiraThe Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira is a diocese located in the city of São Gabriel da Cachoeira in the Ecclesiastical province of Manaus in Brazil.The Bishop is Mgr Edson Taschetto Damian...
Most of the non indigenous residents of the city are affiliated with the Brazilian army, usually serving a term of two years or more.