12-769: [REDACTED] Look up São Lourenço or Lourenço in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. São Lourenço may refer to several places: Brazil [ edit ] São Lourenço, Minas Gerais , a town in Brazil São Lourenço (Niterói) [ pt ] , a neighborhood of the city of Niterói , Brazil São Lourenço da Mata , Pernambuco São Lourenço da Serra , São Paulo São Lourenço do Oeste , Santa Catarina São Lourenço do Piauí , Piauí São Lourenço do Sul , Rio Grande do Sul Portugal [ edit ] São Lourenço (Portalegre) [ pt ] ,
24-489: A parish in the municipality of Portalegre , Portugal São Lourenço (Setúbal) [ nl ] , a parish in the municipality of Setúbal , Portugal São Lourenço, a village in the Parish of Pêra , Portugal Other places [ edit ] São Lourenço, Cape Verde , a village and cove in the island of Fogo, Cape Verde São Lourenço (São Filipe) , a parish on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde São Lourenço, Macau ,
36-613: A parish in the territory of Macau See also [ edit ] Saint Lawrence (c. 225–258), one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=São_Lourenço&oldid=1108281516 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
48-605: A sustainable use conservation unit established in 2006. One of the most popular tourist attraction is the Goiabal beach on the Atlantic Ocean , which is located 14 kilometers from the town of Calçoene. The beach is 4 kilometres long and the water is dark due to the influence of the Amazon. In May 2006, archeologists announced they had found a pre-colonial astronomical observatory , possibly 500 to 2,000 years old, near Calçoene. The age
60-577: Is 11,306. The name Calçoene is a corruption of "Calço N" (North Wedge, one of four mining zones defined by the Brazilian Government at the beginning of the 20th century). The city has the highest rainfall of any in Brazil, with an annual average of 4,165 millimetres (164.0 in). Calçoene is noted for its ancient megalithic observatory , often referred to as the "Amazon Stonehenge". The borders between French Guiana and Brazil were not clear, and in
72-544: Is based on pottery sherds on site that have been dated to 2,000 years old. The site is on a hill and has 127 large stones blocks of granite, each 3 metres (9.8 ft) high, and dug firmly into the ground. Archaeologist Mariana Petry Cabral of the Amapa Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (IEPA) said that the observatory has been designed to align with the winter solstice . Other agricultural societies also developed sophisticated ways to track important times in
84-545: Is connected to the BR-156 highway via an unpaved road. Cal%C3%A7oene Calçoene ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kawsoˈẽni] ) is a municipality located in the east of the state of Amapá in Brazil . It is located on the Atlantic Ocean in the Amazon jungle basin near French Guiana . Calçoene covers 14,269 square kilometres (5,509 sq mi) and has a population
96-517: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Louren%C3%A7o Lourenço is a town and district in the Brazilian municipality of Calçoene , in the interior of the state of Amapá . The main economic activities of the town is gold mining . It is one of the oldest mines in Brazil . Gold mining in Lourenço began in the 19th century. In 1894, at
108-530: The 19th century, it was decided that the area between the Amazon and the Oyapock River was a neutral territory. Paul Quartier had a meeting with the village chiefs of Cunani and Carsewenne (nowadays: Calçoene) in 1885. In 1886, the Republic of Independent Guiana was founded by a group of French adventurers and two village chiefs with Cunani as the capital. The unrecognised republic lasted until 1891. In 1900,
120-562: The concessions were transferred to COOGAL in 1994. As of 2014, COOGAL operates five mining concessions and employs 1,100 garimpeiros . The official census figures for the district are an underestimation, and the actual population is estimated at 4,500 people. Lourenço is located in an area surrounded by protected areas and indigenous territories . The region around Lourenço has been polluted with mercury , and has been deforested . The school and clinic are functioning below standard. In 2017, Lourenço received 24 hour electricity. The town
132-530: The height of the gold rush, there were 6,000 to 10,000 gold miners in the area around the Calçoene River . In 1984, Mineração Novo Astro (MNA) and Mineração Yukio Yoshidome (MYYSA) were awarded concessions for mining on an industrial scale. This resulted in conflicts with the garimpeiros (illegal gold prospectors). In 1992, the Mining Cooperative of Garimpeiros of Lourenço (COOGAL) was founded, and
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#1733085270826144-461: The territory was awarded to Brazil. Calçoene became a municipality in 1956. Calçoene is bordered on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean , to the south by the municipalities of Amapá and Pracuúba , and to the west by the municipalities of Oiapoque and Serra do Navio . Calçoene is 272 kilometres (169 mi) from the state capital of Macapá . The municipality contains 23.23% of the 2,369,400 hectares (5,855,000 acres) Amapá State Forest ,
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