Santana de Pirapama
Santana de Pirapama is a municipality in the state o Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its population wis cauculated in 2006 wi 8,175 inhabitants.
Santana de Pirapama | |
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Municipality | |
| Eik-name(s): Pirapama | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
  Santana de Pirapama Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Coordinates: 19°00′21″S 44°02′34″W / 19.00583°S 44.04278°WCoordinates: 19°00′21″S 44°02′34″W / 19.00583°S 44.04278°W | |
| Kintra | Brazil |
| Region | Sootheast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Foondit | 1948 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Carlos Gomes Tameirão (PMDB) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 8,175 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
History eedit
Santana de Pirapama's history begun wi the foondation o the district o Traíras - the name o a fish, common in that region. In 1948, Pirapama wis risen tae the status o municipality, unthirlt o the toun o Codisburgo.
The name eedit
Santana de Pirapama came frae a union o Portuguese an Indian leids. "Santana" is a contraction o "Santa Ana", Portuguese expression referrin tae Saunt Anne, Patron o the ceety. "Pirapama" came frae the leid o the natives, an means "furious fish", it's a characteristic o traíra, the fish whose name wis uised as the name o Pirapama when it wis juist a destrict o Codisburgo.
Cultur eedit
In the month o Julie, fowk in Santana de Pirapama mak a pairty tae their Patron, Saunt Anne. Besides Saunt Anne, ither saunts are claimit in this pairty. namit "Jubileu", in Portuguese, like Oor Lady o the Rosary an Saunt Sebastian.