Brasiléia

History

Brasiléia originated from a small strip of land from an old rubber plantation called Carmen, on July 3, 1910, using the name of Brasilia. In 1943 the town's name was changed since it had the same name as the new federal capital. The current name is derived from a portmanteau of Brazil and hiléia (forest). In 1992 the town divided its area, with the entire area and population located on the right bank of the Rio Acre originating the city of Epitaciolândia.

Geography

The Xapuri and Acre rivers cross the municipality's territory, with the Xapuri river marking the border with the Republic of Bolivia. In the early decades of the twentieth century the region experienced the boom of Brazilian nuts and rubber extraction, which were transported on the river Acre on cargo ships known as "chata". Today goods are transported on the fully paved highway BR-317 linking with the state capital, Rio Branco. The municipality contains part of the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use environmental unit created in 1990.

Most-observed species

• Blue-gray Tanager

  Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  255
• Tropical Kingbird

  Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  186
• Southern House-Wren

  Troglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves
  162
• Silver-beaked Tanager

  Ramphocelus carbo (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
  157
• Palm Tanager

  Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
  150
• Dusky-headed Parakeet

  Aratinga weddellii (Deville, 1851) · Aves
  143
• Ruddy Ground-Dove

  Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
  137
• Black Vulture

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
  134