Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre
Cruzeiro do Sul (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾuˈzejɾu du ˈsuw], Southern Cross) is a municipality located on the Juruá river in the west of the Brazilian state of Acre. It is the second-largest city in Acre.
Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre | |
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 City centre, Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória, alongside Juruá River, Acre, Brazil. | |
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| Nickname(s): Land of the Nahuas (Portuguese: Terra dos Nauas) | |
 Location in Acre | |
  Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 7°37′51″S 72°40′12″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Acre |
| Founded | September 12, 1904 (117 Years) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ilderlei Cordeiro (PMDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,924.943 km2 (3,059.838 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Population (2020 est) | |
| • Total | 89,072 |
| • Density | 8.94/km2 (23.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | cruzeirense[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (ACT) |
| CEP postal code | 69980-000 |
| Area code | +55 68 |
| Website | cruzeirodosul.ac.gov.br |
It is bordered to the north by the state of Amazonas, to the south by Peru, to the east by the municipality of Porto Walter, to the west by the municipality of Rodrigues Alves, to the northwest by the municipality of Tarauacá, and to the northwest by the municipality of Mâncio Lima.
The municipality contains 23% of the 846,633 hectares (2,092,080 acres) Serra do Divisor National Park, created in 1989.[2]
Economy and buildings
The principal economic activity of the municipality is rubber extraction and export. This business attracted many immigrants in the 20th century, including Germans. Of lesser importance is the farming of the commodities of cassava, coffee and rice. The city also operates as a regional trading center.
One of the city's most notable 20th-century structures is the Catedral Nossa Senhora da Glória. The parish was founded in 1915 by Spiritan priests, who established the first church in the Juruá valley. With more settlers, the territory was divided in 1930 and German priests were assigned to this area of the Upper Juruá.[3]
Their influence was shown in the design of the current cathedral, which was begun in 1957; it opened in 1965. Its roof structure is said to be similar to a church in Cologne, Germany. The roof was constructed on site and raised by the workers. In 2015 the parish's centenary was celebrated with an exhibition of historic photographs and related lectures.[3]
Transport
The town is served by Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport.
Climate
Though the town has a tropical climate typical of the Amazon region, it is notable for sporadic cold spells not typically found in low-lying equatorial areas. The temperature has twice reached 2°C.
| Climate data for Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre (1981–2010, extremes 1941–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.6 (97.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
43.3 (109.9) |
42.7 (108.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
43.3 (109.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 247.0 (9.72) |
258.3 (10.17) |
292.6 (11.52) |
232.8 (9.17) |
155.6 (6.13) |
89.7 (3.53) |
59.1 (2.33) |
76.4 (3.01) |
113.2 (4.46) |
191.0 (7.52) |
222.2 (8.75) |
229.5 (9.04) |
2,167.4 (85.33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 151 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84.0 | 84.2 | 85.1 | 84.5 | 83.2 | 82.6 | 78.6 | 77.9 | 77.8 | 81.7 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 82.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 82.4 | 62.1 | 74.0 | 88.6 | 120.1 | 117.5 | 182.3 | 162.3 | 133.1 | 127.9 | 103.0 | 84.2 | 1,337.5 |
| Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[5] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Cruzeiro do Sul in 1906
Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Glória, Brazil
Union Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte da União) in Cruzeiro do Sul runs to the state capital Rio Branco, through the BR-364, Brazil.jpg.webp)
Juruá Hospital
References
- "IBGE - Cidades". O Brasil Município por Município. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- PARNA da Serra do Divisor (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-08-08
- {{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/ac/acre/noticia/2015/08/exposicao-conta-historia-de-paroquia-centenaria-em-cruzeiro-do-sul-no-ac.html%7Ctitle=Exhibition tells story of centenary parish in Cruzeiro do Sul in AC|last=Carvalho|first=Adelcimar|work=Acre (Globo.com)|date=08 October 2015|access-date=27 July 2020
- "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Station Cruzeiro do Sul" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links
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