Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade
Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade | |
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Municipality | |
Location in Mato Grosso state | |
Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade Location in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 15°0′28″S 59°57′3″W / 15.00778°S 59.95083°W / -15.00778; -59.95083Coordinates: 15°0′28″S 59°57′3″W / 15.00778°S 59.95083°W / -15.00778; -59.95083 | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Central-West |
State | Mato Grosso |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 14,523 |
Time zone | BRT-1/BRST-1 (UTC-4/-3) |
Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade is a Brazilian municipality in Mato Grosso with 14,523 (2009)[1] inhabitants. It is located at upper Guaporé River close to the border with Bolivia. It served as the capital of the Captaincy of Mato Grosso from 1752 to 1820.[2]
Today, because most inhabitants descend from former African slaves, the town creates the impression of a town in the African jungle rather than in one in the Amazon jungle.[citation needed] The distinct African feeling is also reflected in a yearly festival called Festa do Congo. One of its main events is the Dança do Congo, which is performed at the ruins of the former igreja matriz — a particular type of colonial Portuguese church. Aside from those church ruins, which are the main tourist site of the town, there is a small history museum.[3][4]
The town serves as a hub for trips to the Amazon jungle along the upper Guaporé River and the nearby nature reserve Parque Estadual da Serra de Ricardo Franco. One of the main attractions of the latter is the Cascata dos Namorados (English: Valentine Cascades).[3][4][5]
The municipality contains the 158,621-hectare (391,960-acre) Serra Ricardo Franco State Park, created in 1997.[6]
Notes
^ ESTIMATIVAS DAS POPULAÇÕES RESIDENTES, EM 1º DE JULHO DE 2009 (retrieved 2010-10-11)
^ David Price: Pareci, Cabixi, Nambiquara. A case study in the western classification of native peoples. In: Journal de la Société
des Américanistes. Tome 69, 1983, p. 129-148, doi : 10.3406/jsa.1983.2228
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^ ab Aline Romio: Dança do Congo é atração no último dia de festa em Vila Bela - official note from 2010-7-20 on a website of the state of Mato Grosso (portuguese, retrieved 2010-10-15)
^ ab Mato Grosso: The Lost World at the website of The Independent on Sept. 9 2001 (retrieved 2010-10-13)
^ Karin-Marijke Vis: Tourism in Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade (URL: {{cite web |url=http://www.suite101.com/content/tourism-in-vila-bela-da-santissima-trindade-a198339 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=October 20, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220043414/http://www.suite101.com/content/tourism-in-vila-bela-da-santissima-trindade-a198339 |archivedate=December 20, 2010 |df=mdy-all }} ) and Outdoor Activities in the Guaporé Valley, Brazil (URL: {{cite web |url=http://www.suite101.com/content/outdoor-activities-in-the-guapore-valley-brazil-a198313 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=October 20, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219041709/http://www.suite101.com/content/outdoor-activities-in-the-guapore-valley-brazil-a198313 |archivedate=December 19, 2010 |df=mdy-all }} ) (both retrieved 2010-10-15)
^ PES Serra Ricardo Franco (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-12-03.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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