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Santana de Pirapama

Field	Value
settlement_type	municipality
name	Santana de Pirapama
nickname	Pirapama
image_map	MinasGerais Municip SantanadePirapama.svg
map_caption	Location in Minas Gerais
population_demonym	Pirapanense (Portuguese)
pushpin_map	Brazil
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name	Brazil
subdivision_name1	Southeast
subdivision_name2	Minas Gerais
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Alberto Carlos Gomes Tameirão (PMDB)
established_title	Founded
established_date	1948
area_total_sq_mi	471.424
population_as_of	2020
population_total	7,589
timezone	BRT
utc_offset	−3
coordinates

Santana de Pirapama is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. In 2020, its population estimate stood at 7,589 people.

History

Santana de Pirapama's history begun with the foundation of the district of Traíras - the name of a fish, common in that region. In 1948, Pirapama was risen to the status of municipality, independent of the town of Codisburgo.

Tradução - A história de Santana de Pirapama começou com a fundação do distrito de Traíras - o nome de um peixe, comum naquela região. Em 1948, Pirapama foi ressuscitado ao status de município, independente da cidade de Codisburgo.

The name

Santana de Pirapama came from a union of Portuguese and Indian languages. "Santana" is a contraction of "Santa Ana", Portuguese expression referring to Saint Anne, Patron of the city. "Pirapama" came from the language of the natives, and means "furious fish", it's a characteristic of traíra, the fish whose name was used as the name of Pirapama when it was just a district of Codisburgo.

Tradução - Santana de Pirapama veio de uma união de línguas portuguesa e Indiana. "Santana" é uma contração de "Santa Ana", expressão Português referindo-se a Santa Ana, Padroeira da cidade. "Pirapama" veio da língua dos nativos, e significa "peixe furioso", é uma característica de traíra, o peixe cujo nome foi usado como o nome de Pirapama quando era apenas um distrito de Codisburgo.

Culture

In the month of July, people in Santana de Pirapama make a party to their Patron, Saint Anne. Besides Saint Anne, other saints are claimed in this party. named "Jubileu", in Portuguese, like Our Lady of the Rosary and Saint Sebastian.

Tradução - No mês de julho, as pessoas em Santana de Pirapama fazer uma festa para o seu Patrono, São Anne. Além de Santa Ana, outros santos são reivindicados nesta festa. chamado "Jubileu", em Português, como Nossa Senhora do Rosário e São Sebastião.

References

[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/mg/santana-de-pirapama/panorama IBGE 2020]

Wikipedia Source

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