Itacoatiara

Itacoatiara is a municipality in the significant eastern portion of kingdom of Amazonas, inland northern Brazil. It is 176 km east via air or 270 km downstream through river from Manaus. It is the 1/3 maximum populous town within the kingdom, at the bank of the Amazon River. Its population became 95,714 2014 and its region is 8,600 km². The metropolis is known as "City of painted stone" - that is its name translated from Tupi. Itacoatiara has an vital port, which is chargeable for a large amount of shipment transportation in Amazonas.

Its Catedral Prelaticia Nossa Senhora do Rosario, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, is the episcopal see of the pre-diocesan Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Itacoatiara. In 1655, an aldea hamlet named Arroquis, on Albi Island at the Madeira River, became founded by way of Portuguese Jesuit missionary Antonio Vieira. It changed into thereafter moved 4 instances due to aggression via the indigenous Mura human beings. In 1757, the inhabitants of aldea Abacaxi where did the inhabitants of Arroquis pass moved to the left bank of the Amazon River, where Itacoatiara is now positioned.

In 1758, Francisco Xavier de Mendonca passed thru the location for the second time which will discovered the captaincy of Sao Jose do Rio Negro. In 1759, the aldea became accelerated to the category of village, and became then known as Serpa. Itacoatiara became an actual city via regulation 74 of December 10, 1857, however in 1858 it was yet again demoted as village, named Nossa Senhora do Rosario de Serpa. Finally, on April 25, 1874, with the aid of law 283, Itacoatiara changed into once more accelerated to the class of town, with its present day call.