🇧🇷 Goiânia is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. It is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region. It has a continuous geography with few hills and lowlands, with flat lands in most of its territory, especially the Meia Ponte River, in addition to Botafogo and Capim Puba streams. Goiânia has its origins as a planned city, founded in 1933 by then Governor Pedro Ludovico to serve as the new state capital and administrative centre. The city is an important economic hub of the region and is considered a strategic centre for such areas as industry, medicine, fashion and agriculture.
1Economy While Goiânia's economy today is based on a variety of industries, the local economy's roots are found in the agricultural industry thriving in and around the city. The supply of agricultural equipment, tools, fertiliser and other products make up a large portion of the economic activity.
Second to agriculture are vehicle sales and service industry. Repairs, sales and reconditioning of vehicles are widespread and visible in all areas of the city.
The third largest contributor to the economy is the government sector. As Goiânia is the state capital of Goiás, it is home to many federal and state government agencies that provide a large number of jobs. In recent years, modern telecommunications, with its supporting industry, has begun to expand into Goiânia. Many large Brazilian companies have established offices in the city.
In addition, due to Goiânia being the state capital, it is home to countless private medical centres/clinics of all kinds.
In 2005, the GDP of the city was R$13,354,065.00. In the same year, the per capita income for the city was R$11,119.
1Goiânia is rated Sufficiency by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) which evaluates and ranks the relationships between world cities in the context of globalisation. Sufficiency level cities are cities that have a sufficient degree of services so as not to be overly dependent on world cities.
Goiânia was ranked #749 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Goiânia has a population of over 1,536,097 people. Goiânia also forms the centre of the wider Goiânia metropolitan area which has a population of over 2,654,860 people. Goiânia is ranked #616 for startups with a score of 0.259.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Goiânia has links with:
🇻🇪 Barquisimeto, Venezuela 🇧🇷 Belém, Brazil 🇧🇩 Chittagong, Bangladesh 🇮🇹 Grotte di Castro, Italy 🇲🇽 Guadalajara, Mexico 🇩🇪 Idar-Oberstein, Germany 🇧🇷 Manaus, Brazil 🇨🇷 San José, Costa Rica 🇧🇷 Uberaba, Brazil 🇧🇷 Uberlândia, Brazil🇧🇷 Rondonópolis -16.466
🇧🇷 Porto Seguro -16.451
🇧🇷 Senador Canedo -16.71
🇧🇷 Montes Claros -16.717
🇧🇷 Aparecida de Goiânia -16.822
🇧🇷 Pires do Rio -17.3
🇧🇷 Aparecida de Goiânia -49.245
🇧🇷 Almirante Tamandaré -49.3
🇧🇷 Fazenda Rio Grande -49.313
🇧🇷 São José do Rio Preto -49.381
🇧🇷 São Bento do Sul -49.41
Locations Near: Goiânia -49.2281,-16.7036
🇧🇷 Aparecida de Goiânia -49.245,-16.822 d: 13.3
🇧🇷 Senador Canedo -49.09,-16.71 d: 14.7
🇧🇷 Trindade -49.498,-16.655 d: 29.3
🇧🇷 Anicuns -49.95,-16.45 d: 81.9
🇧🇷 Pires do Rio -48.267,-17.3 d: 121.9
🇧🇷 Águas Lindas de Goiás -48.267,-15.75 d: 147.6
🇧🇷 Luziânia -47.95,-16.25 d: 145.3
🇧🇷 Novo Gama -48.017,-16.05 d: 148.3
🇧🇷 Goianésia -49.117,-15.317 d: 154.7
🇧🇷 Valparaíso de Goiás -47.967,-16.067 d: 152.1
Antipodal to: Goiânia 130.772,16.704
🇵🇭 Virac 124.23,13.58 d: 19231.8
🇵🇭 Borongan 125.437,11.645 d: 19210.7
🇵🇭 Catarman 124.633,12.499 d: 19206
🇵🇭 Catbalogan 124.885,11.777 d: 19177
🇵🇭 Sorsogon City 124.009,12.978 d: 19178.6
🇵🇭 Calbayog 124.595,12.07 d: 19173.8
🇵🇭 Sorsogon 124.006,12.974 d: 19178.1
🇧🇷 Santa Rita 125.016,11.462 d: 19163.8