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Main
locations and roads
Streets
and quarters in Palmas have no names but numbers, similar to
Brasilia.
Ask at your hotel for the “Plano Diretor”, which is the
Palmas city map.
You will find a few maps in this site that will give you an
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First impressions
of Palmas
The
city is growing and changing so fast that every picture taken
represents merely one moment in Palmas past.
All photos will express the same feeling (and likewise, your
first impression at visiting) Palmas is a
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Ecotourism
Tocantins
certainly has
some breathtaking attractions to excite the most
adventurous tourists. Be prepared for adventure when you
discover the hidden attractions in this state. Also
be prepared for a bit of work
that may be necessary to find and organize
guides, maps and other help.
Read more about the
sand
beaches at the rivers,
the Jalapão desert region
and Bananal, the largest river-island in the world.
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Large scale projects
Tocantins
has a very hard working government, considering that the state
has only 1 million inhabitants and has started many large
futuristic projects, all at the same time.
One
of the biggest projects is the Lajeado dam. Along the 200km of the lake, there will be
created the
biggest artificial beach in the world.
It is called: “Plan
Orla”.
Meanwhile a bridge spanning the lake has just been build.
The
government realizes that it has a unique opportunity, to
create from scratch, a city and a state, that integrates the
most modern and progressive ideas, learning and adapting ideas
from planners and constructors from all over the world.
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More future than
history
The
history of the state seems to have started in 1625 when Jesuit
missionaries settled at the Tocantins River. Actually,
archaeologists have found proof that Indian tribes lived on
the Tocantins River for at least some thousands of years.
The
future promises to be much more impressive than the past, just
looking at the projects being carried out, will tell you that.
The
population growth rate of Palmas is the highest of the country.
As
a source of state income the government is seeking more
agricultural and industrial investors. Foreign
investments are encouraged, because this generates the
principal key in the velocity of economic growth.
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Six indian tribes
See this special about the original inhabitants of
Tocantins.
Towns of Tocantins
See how the towns of Tocantins followed closely the economic
development of the state.
Artesanato
Handicraft
from Tocantins, especially Capim Dourado,
has become very popular.
Use
the following address if you want to make a link to this page: www.palmas.org
This is the first website about Palmas and Tocantins, and the only
one in English.
Palmas.org is non profit and is meant for Brazilians and foreigners
who have not yet been in this wild and energetic part of Brazil that
is just teeming with fresh adventures.
If
you want to suggest a link to a site that is related to Tocantins, just
e-mail us.
Click here.
Most
of the information on this site is provided by feedback from tourists,
some of it may be a bit outdated, but we welcome and encourage any
renewed information that you could share us.
We
thank you for your visit, physical and virtual.
We also thank the participation of:
IBGE
Amatur
SEPLAN
Secretaria de Cultura
Secretaria de Turismo
Secretaria de Communicação
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