Águia Branca

Coordinates: 18°58′58″S 40°44′24″W / 18.98278°S 40.74000°W / -18.98278; -40.74000

Location of Águia Branca in Espírito Santo

Águia Branca (in English means "white eagle") is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, in south eastern Brazil. Located in central western Espírito Santo. The municipality has an urban population of just over 2.300, and a rural population of over 7.200, (IBGE, 2000)

History

It was first colonized by Polish immigrants, in 1928. Polish was widely spoken in the region till the Second World War, when the Brazilian government prohibited education in Polish and German.

Geography

Located 226 km from the state capital Vitória. Municipalities it shares borders with include: (west) Mantenópolis and Pancas. (north) Barra de São Francisco and Nova Venécia. (south) São Domingos do Norte. (east) São Gabriel da Palha.

The municipality is in a markedly mountainous region of the state, and Águia Branca town looks up at great finger shaped stone peaks which surround the area. Municipal maximum height is at 878m above sea level.

External links

Proinfo page on Águia Branca

Municipalities of Espírito Santo

Capital: Vitória

Mesoregion Central

Afonso Cláudio	Afonso Cláudio Brejetuba Conceição do Castelo Domingos Martins Laranja da Terra Marechal Floriano Venda Nova do Imigrante

Guarapari	Alfredo Chaves Anchieta Guarapari Iconha Piúma Rio Novo do Sul

Santa Teresa	Itaguaçu Itarana Santa Leopoldina Santa Maria de Jetibá Santa Teresa São Roque do Canaã

Vitória	Cariacica Serra Viana Vila Velha Vitória

Mesoregion Litoral Norte

Linhares	Aracruz Fundão Ibiraçu João Neiva Linhares Rio Bananal Sooretama

Montanha	Montanha Mucurici Pinheiros Ponto Belo

São Mateus	Conceição da Barra Jaguaré Pedro Canário São Mateus

Mesoregion Noroeste

Barra de São Francisco	Água Doce do Norte Barra de São Francisco Ecoporanga Mantenópolis

Colatina	Alto Rio Novo Baixo Guandu Colatina Governador Lindenberg Marilândia Pancas São Domingos do Norte

Nova Venécia	Águia Branca Boa Esperança Nova Venécia São Gabriel da Palha Vila Pavão Vila Valério

Mesoregion Sul

Alegre	Alegre Divino de São Lourenço Dores do Rio Preto Guaçuí Ibatiba Ibitirama Irupi Iúna Muniz Freire

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	Apiacá Atílio Vivacqua Bom Jesus do Norte Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Castelo Jerônimo Monteiro Mimoso do Sul Muqui São José do Calçado Vargem Alta

Itapemirim	Itapemirim Marataízes Presidente Kennedy

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