Santana de Pirapama
Santana de Pirapama | |
|---|---|
municipality | |
| Nickname: Pirapama | |
 Location in Minas Gerais | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alberto Carlos Gomes Tameirão (PMDB) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 8,175 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
Santana de Pirapama is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its population was cauculated in 2006 with 8,175 inhabitants.
History
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.
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.
The name
English 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.
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.
