Campo Alegre de Goiás

History

Campo Alegre de Goiás began as a stopping point in 1833 for the muleteers crossing the different routes in the province of Goiás. The first name was Calaça. It became a district of Ipameri in 1907. In 1944 the name was changed to Rudá, which means God of love in the local indigenous language. Later the name was changed back to Campo Alegre de Goiás when the town was detached from Ipameri and made a municipality.

Geography

Campo Alegre is located in the statistical micro-region of Catalão. It is 326 km. from the state capital, Goiânia and is connected by BR-352 / Bela Vista de Goiás / Cristianópolis / GO-020 / Pires do Rio / GO-330 / Ipameri / Catalão / BR-050. It has boundaries with Catalão (south), Ipameri (north and east), and Paracatu (east). Three rivers cross the municipality: Rio Veríssimo, Rio São Marcos and Rio Pirapitinga.

Most-observed species

• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  8
• Red-legged Seriema

  Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  8
• Curl-crested Jay

  Cyanocorax cristatellus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
  7
• Undulated Tinamou

  Crypturellus undulatus (Temminck, 1815) · Aves
  6
• Southern Caracara

  Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
  6
• Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

  Camptostoma obsoletum (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
  6
• Burnished-buff Tanager

  Stilpnia cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  5
• Small-billed Tinamou

  Crypturellus parvirostris (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
  5