Porto Acre, Brazil
Porto Acre is a town of 18,824 people in Acre, Brazil, founded in 1899.
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About Porto Acre
Porto Acre (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoʁtu ˈakɾi]), originally called Puerto Alonso during Bolivian rule, is a municipality located in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Acre.
From the Wikipedia article Porto Acre (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Escola Coronel José Plácido de Castro
School · 0.6 km
662 Rua Deputado Raimundo Herminio de Melo, Porto Acre
Escola Nilce Machado da Rocha
School
1163 Rua Luiz Galvez, Porto Acre
History
The settlement is founded in Jan 3rd, 1899 by José Paravicini while Acre was under Bolivian rule, and was named "Puerto Alonso" in honor of the then Bolivian president Severo Fernández Alonso Caballero.
That year, Luis Gálvez Rodríguez de Arias expelled the Bolivians and declared the Independent State of Acre.
He renamed Puerto Alonso to Cidade do Acre and made it the headquarters of the new state. The state created a flag, minted its own currency, drafted a constitution, appointed ministers and formed an army. However, Galves was deposed and arrested after a few months and the Bolivians regained control.
At the start of 1902 José Plácido de Castro accepted an invitation to lead a revolt against Bolivia. He took a boat up the Acre River, ostensibly to conduct land surveys in the south but in practice carrying arms and ammunition.
He stopped off briefly in Puerto Alonso to meet the Bolivian governor Lino Romero and evaluate his future opponent. In the south he organised the rubber tappers and other inhabitants for the revolt.
He then returned to Brazil, bypassing Puerto Alonso to avoid alerting the Bolivians.
Plácido captured Xapuri on 6 August 1902 and next day proclaimed that Acre was independent.
On 14 October 1902 the rebels captured some of the outer defences of Puerto Alonso and the armed Bolivian launch Rio Afua, which they renamed the Independencia.
From the History section of Porto Acre on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Rio Branco International Airport (RBR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 50 km away.
- Rio Branco 53 km southwest, about 53 min by car
- Bujari 53 km southwest, about 53 min by car
- Senador Guiomard 66 km south, about 1 h by car
- Acrelândia 76 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- PortoAcre, Foto: Gleilson Miranda / Governo do Acre, CC BY 2.0
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