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Goiana
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Also known as Goiana, Pernambuco

Goiana () is a city in Brazil in the northeast of the state of Pernambuco, roughly 65 km north of the city of Recife, 51 km from the capital of Paraíba and 2,187 km from Brasília.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Goiana
Settlement.official_name
The Municipality of Goiana
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Goiana - PE.jpg
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Goiana town hall
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Brasao de Goiana.jpg
Settlement.nicknames
One Museum Open at the Earth (Um museu aberto ao mundo), A Cidade do Futuro (City of Future)
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250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Brazil
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Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
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Region
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State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northeast
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border|22px Pernambuco
Settlement.established_title
Municipal seat
Settlement.established_date
August 3, 1892
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Beaches
  • Economy
  • Economic Indicators
  • Health Indicators
  • Historic structures
  • See also
  • References

Goiana () is a city in Brazil in the northeast of the state of Pernambuco, roughly 65 km north of the city of Recife, 51 km from the capital of Paraíba and 2,187 km from Brasília.

Its historic center was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1938. It also has the easternmost continental point in its state, at Ponta do Funil in the coastal district of Ponta de Pedras.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Goiana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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