Tacuru, Brazil

Tacuru is a town of 10,808 people in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

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Population10,808 GeoNames

RegionMato Grosso do Sul

Elevation372 m 1,220 ft

Time zoneAmerica/Campo Grande

Land area1,785.3 km²

About Tacuru

Tacuru (Guarani: Takuru) is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, located in the Midwest region of the country. The city is located on the border with Paraguay. Tacuru, which uses Guarani as an official language alongside Portuguese, is one of the few cities in Brazil that have adopted an indigenous language as an official language.

From the Wikipedia article Tacuru (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schools, colleges and libraries4

EE Prof Cleto de Moraes Costa

School

1242 Rua Jose Carlos Castro Alexandria, Tacuru

Open in Google Maps · +55 67 34781156

Escola de Educação Especial Nova Esperança

School · 0.6 km

622 Rua Otacilio Flores Belmonte, Tacuru

Open in Google Maps · +55 67 9 98864816

Escola Municipal Professora Cecilia Mitsumi Honda Perecin - Polo

School · 0.6 km

688 Rua Maximo Giacomo Destefani, Tacuru

Open in Google Maps · +55 67 34781434

Escola Municipal Tomasia de Vargas

School · 11.1 km

SN Rodovia MS 156, Tacuru

Open in Google Maps · +55 67 34781877

History

In 2010, the city adopted Guarani as its official language, along with Portuguese. In doing so, it became the second city in the country, after São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, to adopt an indigenous language as an official language.

In 2013, Tacuru became the site of a large popular demonstration against proposed demarcations of Indigenous lands.

From the History section of Tacuru on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Tacuru

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Getting there and nearby towns

Sete Quedas 38 km south, about 38 min by car
Costa Rica 44 km northeast, about 44 min by car
Iguatemi 47 km east, about 47 min by car
Paranhos 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
Amambai 63 km north, about 1 h by car
Japorã 69 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Eldorado 76 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Itaquiraí 86 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car

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