Map of Brazil with approximate location of Tapirapuã highlighted in red
Approximate location of Tapirapuã

Tapirapuã is a village in the municipality of Barra do Bugres in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is in the mountainous Serra do Tapirapuã region and next to Sepotuba River.

History

In the early 20th century, Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon established a warehouse for his telegraph commission in Tapirapuã which was supplied by motorized boats.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Diacon, Todd A. (2004). Stringing together a nation : Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon and the construction of a modern Brazil, 1906-1930. Durham: Duke University Press. p. 22. ISBN 0822332108. OCLC 52429358.

15°06′S 57°41′W / 15.100°S 57.683°W / -15.100; -57.683

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