Roraima facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
State of Roraima
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Location of State of Roraima in Brazil
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| Country |  Brazil |
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| Capital and Largest City | Boa Vista | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 224,298.98 km2 (86,602.32 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 14th | ||
| Population
(2012)
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| • Total | 469,524 | ||
| • Rank | 27th | ||
| • Density | 2.0932953/km2 (5.421610/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 27th | ||
| Demonym(s) | Roraimense | ||
| GDP | |||
| • Year | 2006 estimate | ||
| • Total | R$ 3,660,000,000 (27th) | ||
| • Per capita | R$ 9,075 (13th) | ||
| HDI | |||
| • Year | 2005 | ||
| • Category | 0.750 – medium (18th) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BRT-1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (BRST-1) | ||
| Postal Code |
69300-000 to 69399-000
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| ISO 3166 code | BR-RR | ||
| Website | rr.gov.br | ||
Roraima is one of the states of Brazil. It is in the northern part of the country. It shares borders with the states of Pará and Amazonas, as well as the countries Venezuela and Guyana. Roraima is both the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil.
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Geography
The climate is tropical with an average temperature of 26 °C. Most of the state is in the Amazon rainforest. A small part of the state is a small strip of savanna to the east. The state has many mineral deposits - especially gold, diamonds, cassiterite, bauxite and copper. These create constant fights with the native people. The Yanomami are the most well-known of the native people, but they are greatly out-numbered by the Macuxi.
The Monte Roraima National Park is near one of the highest mountains of Brazil, the 9220 ft (2727 m) high table-top Mount Roraima.
History
In 1943, the federal government separated the area from the state Amazonas. The territory was first named Rio Branco after the main river. In 1962, it was renamed "Roraima." In 1988, it became a state. The name of the state was taken from Monte Roraima, whose name comes from the Pemon words roroi (cyan) and ma (large).
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| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |
Images for kids
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Aerial view of the Boa Vista region at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Village of Nossa Senhora da Conceição according to Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, late 18th century.
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Centre of Boa Vista
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Topographic map of Roraima.
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Branco River, near Boa Vista.
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Lavradeiros (wild horses) near Amajari, Roraima. Northern Roraima wild horses are among the last wild horse populations in the world.
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Buritizeiros in Roraima.
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Lavrado region.
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Satellite image of Boa Vista, capital of Roraima, in 2017.
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Christ the Redeemer Cathedral
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Rice planting
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Brazil nuts after shell removal
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Block I of the Federal University of Roraima (UFRR), on the Paricarana campus.
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Boarding gate of Boa Vista International Airport.
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Road map of Roraima.
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The Macuxis' Bridge crossing the Branco River.
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Pedra Pintada is a rock formation considered an archaeological site.
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See also
In Spanish: Roraima para niños
