Corumbá de Goiás

History

The settlement of Corumbá de Goiás began in 1731 when miners looked for gold at the confluence of the Corumbá River and the Bagagem River. In 1734 a chapel was built honoring Nossa Senhora da Penha da França. In 1840 the town was already a parish with its first priest Manoel Inocêncio da Costa Campos. In 1849 it was raised to the status of "vila" (like a municipality today) only to lose this status in 1863, becoming a district of Meia Ponte, which is today called Pirenópolis. The Vila de Corumbá became a city in 1902 changing its name to Corumbá de Goiás because of the confusion with the more important Corumbá in Mato Grosso. Corumbá de Goiás had grown to 20,212 inhabitants in 1980 with 17,765 living in the rural area. Between 1991 and 1996 the population dropped 15% with the rural population being reduced to 4,109 inhabitants. The population continued to diminish gradually until stabilizing after 2000.

Most-observed species

• Yellow-chevroned Parakeet

  Brotogeris chiriri (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  178
• Saffron Finch

  Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  163
• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  150
• Scaled Dove

  Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  138
• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  131
• Black Vulture

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
  127
• Toco Toucan

  Ramphastos toco P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves
  116
• Red-legged Seriema

  Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  116