Orizona

History

Orizona was founded by Joaquim Fernandes de Castro and José Pereira Cardoso in 1850 when they started construction of a chapel on the banks of the Ribeirão Santa Bárbara, a tributary of the Corumbá River. In 1890 the settlement became a district called Capela dos Correias, and in 1909 it became a city called Campo Formoso. In 1943 the name was changed to Orizona, from "oriza", meaning rice, and "zona", meaning region—Region of Rice. The name was chosen in a public contest, in which 42 people voted. It was suggested by Dr. Raphael Leme Franco, other names proposed were Caruaba, Coema, Manhana, Porangatu, Potira, Jubara and Oriza. See [http://www.prefeituraorizona.go.gov.br/historia.asp Prefeitura de Orizona] for the history. Political information *In January 2005 the Mayor was Itamar Dias Teixeira. The city council had 9 members and there were 10,750 eligible voters in December 2007.

Most-observed species

• Saffron Finch

  Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  19
• Buff-necked Ibis

  Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  16
• Picazuro Pigeon

  Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
  16
• Smooth-billed Ani

  Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  15
• Red-legged Seriema

  Cariama cristata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  15
• Scaled Dove

  Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  14
• Rufous Hornero

  Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  13
• Purple-throated Euphonia

  Euphonia chlorotica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  13