Araçu

History

Araçu began on the ranch owned by José Jacinto da Silva, where there was a cemetery built in 1911. In 1912 Silva donated part of his land for the building of a chapel. From 1925 to 1930 with the arrival of the families of Antônio Camargo and João Faria, the settlement known as São Sebastião do Salobro, began to grow. In 1935 it belonged to the municipality of Itauçu and in 1941 it became a district with the name Araçu, a Tupi term that means "Terra Grande" (Large Land). In 1958 it was dismembered from Itauçu and became a municipality. Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070115162332/http://www.seplan.go.gov.br/sepin/ Sepin]

Geography

Araçu is part of the Anápolis Microregion and is a short distance northwest of the state capital, Goiânia. It has boundaries with Itaberaí, Itauçu, and Caturaí. The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is and highway connections are made by GO-070 / Goianira / GO-523 / Caturaí / GO-222.

Most-observed species

• Ruddy Ground-Dove

  Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
  11
• Common Tody-Flycatcher

  Todirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10
• Rufous Hornero

  Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  10
• Rufous-browed Peppershrike

  Cyclarhis gujanensis (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  10
• Blue-black Grassquit

  Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10
• Saffron Finch

  Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  10
• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  10
• Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

  Brotogeris chiriri (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  9