Xapuri
Encyclopedia
Xapuri is a municipality
located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre
. Its population is 14 314 and its area is 5,251 km² and it is also known under the nickname "City of Chico Mendes
" ("Cidade de Chico Mendes")
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre
Acre (state)
Acre is one of the 27 states of Brazil. It is situated in the southwest of the Northern Region, bordering Amazonas to the north, Rondônia to the east, Bolivia to the southeast and the Ucayali Region of Peru to the south and west. It occupies an area of 152,581.4 km2, being slightly smaller...
. Its population is 14 314 and its area is 5,251 km² and it is also known under the nickname "City of Chico Mendes
Chico Mendes
Francisco Alves Mendes Filho, better known as Chico Mendes , was a Brazilian rubber tapper, trade union leader and environmentalist. He fought to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and advocated for the human rights of Brazilian peasants and indigenous peoples...
" ("Cidade de Chico Mendes")