Cachoeiro de Itapemirim

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim
Coordinates: 20 ° 51 ′  S , 41 ° 7 ′  W Cachoeiro de Itapemirim​ Cachoeiro de Itapemirim on the map of Espírito Santo
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Espírito Santo
City foundation	November 11, 1890
Residents	189,889  (2010, census)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	876.792 km²
Population density	216 people / km 2
height	36  m
Time zone	UTC −3
City Presidency	Victor da Silva Coelho ( PSB ) (2017-2020)
Website	www.cachoeiro.es.gov.br
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim by night

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim , officially Município de Cachoeiro de Itapemirim , is a city in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo . According to official estimates as of July 1, 2016, it has 210,325 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the state.

The place emerged from the Vila de São Pedro do Cachoeiro de Itapemirim , which was founded on November 23, 1864 , or Vila do Cachoeiro for short , previously a district of the city of Itapemirim . The town received city rights as Cachoeiro de Itapemirim after the founding of the federal state by state decree No. 4 of December 26, 1889, the actual emancipation did not take place until 1890.

The city has been the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim since 1958 . It has been led by Bishop Dario Campos since 2011 .

sons and daughters of the town

• Franz de Rainville (1869–1933), Knight of the Pour-le-Mérite Order
• Rubem Braga (1913–1990), diplomat, lawyer, journalist and writer
• Roberto Carlos (* 1941), singer
• Paulo Herkenhoff (* 1949), art critic, curator and museum director
• José Mauro Pereira Bastos (1955–2006), Catholic religious and bishop of Guaxupé
• Juarez Delorto Secco (* 1970), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro
• Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade (* 1981), football player
• Larissa França (* 1982), beach volleyball player and world champion
• Edimar Fraga (* 1986), football player
• Ramon Motta (* 1988), football player

Web links

Commons : Cachoeiro de Itapemirim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City Prefecture website (Portuguese)
• City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} IBGE : Cachoeiro de Itapemirim: Panorama. Retrieved July 1, 2017 (Portuguese).
2. ^ Victor Coelho 40 , website eleicoes2016. Retrieved July 1, 2017 (Portuguese).
3. ↑ IBGE: Cidades @ Espírito Santo: Cachoeiro de Itapemirim: Histórico. Retrieved July 1, 2017 (Portuguese).