Goiás
Goias (Portuguese: Goiás) is a state of Brazil, located in the Central West region of the country. The name Goiás (formerly, Goyaz) comes from the name of an indigenous community. The original word seems to have been guaiá, meaning "the same person" or "people of the same origin." Neighboring states are (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, the Federal District, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso.
The most central of the Brazilian states and the most populous of the region, Goiás is characterized by a landscape of plateaus. In the height of the drought season, from June to September, the lack of rain makes the level of the Araguaia River go down and exposes almost 2 km of beaches, making it the main attraction of the State.
Regions
| North |
| Northwest |
| East |
| Central |
| South |
Cities
- 🌍 Goiânia - the capital
- 🌍 Abadiânia
- 🌍 Alto Paraiso de Goias
- 🌍 Aruanã
- 🌍 Caldas Novas and its thermal waters
- 🌍 Cavalcante
- 🌍 Corumbá de Goiás
- 🌍 Formosa
- 🌍 Goiás City
- 🌍 Jataí
- Mineiros
- 🌍 Pilar de Goiás
- 🌍 Pirenópolis
- São Jorge
- 🌍 São Miguel do Araguaia
- Três Ranchos
Other destinations
- 🌍 Chapada dos Veadeiros — a prominent eco-park with canyons, valleys, rapids and waterfalls. Enter the park through Alto Paraíso de Goiás or São Jorge
- 🌍 Emas National Park
Understand
Get in
Get around
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Eat
- Pamonha - Brazilian local delicacy. It can be savoury or sweet; à moda (a lot of possibilities; most common is savoury paste with sausage and cheese); "Romeu and Julieta" (guava and cheese).
- Pequi - local fruit. Apreciated by locals, especially with rice or chicken. It has a peculiar smell. Please don't bite, there are lot of thorns. You have to just gnaw.