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Piracaíba

Minas Geraisvillage

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Air quality index

24Good
Elevation865 m
Coordinates-18.48°, -48.44°

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Overview

Set in Minas Gerais, Brazil, Piracaíba is recorded in open geodata as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-18.484°, -48.439°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,998 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-18.4844
Longitude
-48.4390
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
211
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gray-breasted Crake
    Laterallus exilis (Temminck, 1831) · Aves
    2
  • Gray-cowled Wood-Rail
    Aramides cajanea (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    2
  • Amazonian Motmot
    Momotus momota (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Ringed Kingfisher
    Megaceryle torquata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Amazon Kingfisher
    Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    2
  • Green Kingfisher
    Chloroceryle americana (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    2
  • Planalto Hermit
    Phaethornis pretrei (R.Lesson & Delattre, 1839) · Aves
    2
  • Tataupa Tinamou
    Crypturellus tataupa (Temminck, 1815) · Aves
    2

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Minas Gerais

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,838 ft (865 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.47
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,998

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org