Porto Murtinho

Porto Murtinho
Coordinates: 21 ° 42 ′  S , 57 ° 53 ′  W Porto Murtinho​ Porto Murtinho on the map of Mato Grosso do Sul
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	Mato Grosso do Sul
City foundation	June 13, 1912
Residents	15,530  (2013)
City insignia
Detailed data
surface	17,734 km 2
Population density	1 inhabitant / km 2
height	90  m
City structure	2 (Porto Murtinho (Headquarters), Colônia Cachoeira)
Waters	Río Paraguay
Time zone	UTC −4
City Presidency	Heitor Miranda dos Santos (PT) (2013-2016)
City patron	Sagrado Coração de Jesus
Website	www.portomurtinho.ms.gov.br
Mesoregion Pantanal South

Porto Murtinho is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Pantanal South Mesoregion and the Baixo Pantanal microregion . The city is located on the southern edge of the Pantanal, right on the border with Paraguay . Around 15,500 people live in Porto Murtinho (as of 2013).

history

Porto Murtinho was founded because of the maté tea . The drink is consumed in large quantities in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. The proceeds from the sale of the tea have a significant share in the financing of the Paraguayan warfare in the Triple Alliance War of 1864–1870. After the defeat of Paraguay, the Brazilian emperor Dom Pedro II granted the trader Thomaz Larangeira a concession to produce the tea for his support, which led to the establishment of the company Companhia Matte Larangeira . On December 9, 1880, the imperial decree no. 8799 Larangeira authorized the cultivation of yerba mate, initially for 10 years. Larangeira brought maté farmers from Paraguay to the southern Pantanal, who planted maté plantations in the area that once belonged to the Guarini Indians. With the help of influential politicians such as Joaquim Murtinho , José Manuel Murtinho and General Antonio Maria Coelho , the society succeeded in obtaining a further extension of the monopoly through Decree No. 520 of June 23, 1890. The transport of the maté made a port on the Rio Paraguay necessary. Therefore, in July 1892, the company acquired the Três Barras Fazenda from Marshal Boaventura da Mota, which was on the left bank of the Paraguay River, and built a port for the export of Maté. By decree 310 of April 2, 1912, part of the municipality of Corumbá and together with the port was merged on June 13, 1912 to form the city of Porto Murinho. The city was named after the Brazilian Minister of Finance and President of the Rio Branco e Matto Grosso Bank , Joaquim Murthino . This bank had raised the funds to set up the company. As a result, the company also took care of the construction of railway lines to transport the tea. Gradually, production and administration were moved further south, to the state of Paraná . For a short time, Porto Murtinho also played a role in Brazil's constitutional revolution of 1932. The states of São Paulo and southern Mato Grosso (now Mato Grosso do Sul) fought against the dictatorship of Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas . At that time, the city was an important line of defense against the Brazilian army. At that time the Brazilian Navy stationed in Ladário succeeded in destroying the rebel supply ships on the Rio Paraguay. The rebel forces were soon wiped out by the disruption of their supply line.

climate

The place has a tropical climate . The rainy season is from September to April, with the highest intensity in December. The dry season lasts 3–4 months. Between 1,000 and 1,700 mm of precipitation falls per year. In the coldest month, temperatures fluctuate between 18 ° C and 20 ° C.

month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	year
Average temperature ° C	23.3	23.5	23.1	22.6	20.8	19.8	18.8	21st	23.2	23.3	23.4	23.1	22.2
Absolute minimum ° C	14.8	14.3	14.1	7.7	2.4	−4.5	−1.6	4.3	8th	9.6	12.9	15th	−4.5
Average Minimum ° C	18.9	19.1	16.9	17.3	14.1	11.4	9.4	11.4	15.6	17.5	18.5	18.6	15.7
Average Maximum ° C	29.5	29.6	30th	30.3	29.2	29.8	29.6	31.9	32.5	31.2	30.3	29.4	30.3
Absolute maximum ° C	35.8	35.2	36.6	33.6	33.1	33.2	34.3	37.6	38.2	38.2	36	34.8	38.2
Average Precipitation mm	300.2	259.5	281.4	132.9	56.7	8.5	10.9	16.8	93.9	161.3	263.9	321	1910
Maximum rainfall 24h mm	67	79	66	112	66	35.4	61	66	61.6	65.2	94	93.2	112
Relative humidity %	85	85	85	85	90	71	67	61	67	80	85	88	79

traffic

Porto Murtinho is 437 km from the state capital Campo Grande and 1463 km from the federal capital Brasília . The city is the terminus of the BR-267 , which connects it to the road network of Mato Grosso do Sul . The city has a port on the Paraguay River .

Web links

Commons : Porto Murtinho  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Porto Murtinho in the Pantanal travel guide (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IBGE : Cidades @: Porto Murtinho. Retrieved July 25, 2014 (Portuguese).