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Pirapora
Pirapora is a municipality in northcentral Minas Gerais in Brazil. The population is 56,640 in an area of 550 km2 (210 sq mi). The name Pirapora comes from the Tupi words for "fish" + "jump", referring to the piracema season when a mass migration of fishes ascends the São Francisco River to spawn.
Good to know
- Population: 55,606.
- Founded: 1912.
- Area: 575.5 sq km.
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo.