Cavalcante

History

The first settlers arrived in the region in 1736 looking for gold. Soon gold was discovered near the stream called Lava Pés and the village began to grow taking the name of Cavalcante, after Julião Cavalcante its founder. By 1806 the gold had run out and the population declined accordingly. In 1831 the town was elevated to the status of "vila". In 1953 it became a municipality. In 1957 the district of Colinas do Sul broke off to form its own municipality. Likewise, in 1988 the district of Teresina de Goiás separated from Cavalcante.

Geography

It is located just north of the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park and is connected by tarmacked road with Teresina de Goiás. It is part of the Chapada dos Veadeiros micro-region. The distance to the state capital of Goiânia is 510 km and most residents have greater contact with Brasília than with the state capital. Neighboring municipalities and states are Tocantins to the north, Alto Paraíso de Goiás to the south, Colinas do Sul and Minaçu to the west, and Teresina de Goiás to the east.

Most-observed species

• Pale-breasted Thrush

  Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
  300
• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  260
• Burnished-buff Tanager

  Stilpnia cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  245
• Blue-and-yellow Macaw

  Ara ararauna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  244
• Purple-throated Euphonia

  Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  243
• Scaled Dove

  Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  228
• Flavescent Warbler

  Myiothlypis flaveola S.F.Baird, 1865 · Aves
  219
• Rusty-margined Flycatcher

  Myiozetetes cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  204