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Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia)
A fast 3.8km circuit in central Brazil renamed for Senna, hosting Stock Car Brasil and a round of the motorcycle world championship in the late 1980s.
8 km · about 15 min drive
South AmericaBrazilGoiás
Goiânia
Goiás, Brazil · South America
About Goiânia
Goiânia is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Aparecida de Goiânia, 8km from Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia).
Goiânia is in Goiás, Brazil, with about 1.5 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Aparecida de Goiânia, about 16 km away.
Goiânia ( goy-AH-nee-ə; Brazilian Portuguese: [ɡo(j)ˈjɐniɐ]) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region and the 10th-largest in the country. Its metropolitan area has a population of 2,890,418, making it theRead more
12th-largest in Brazil. With an area of approximately 739 square kilometres (285 square miles), it has a continuous geography with few hills and lowlands, with flat lands in most of its territory, especially the Meia Ponte River, in addition to Botafogo and Capim Puba streams.
Goiânia has its origins as a planned city, founded on October 24, 1933, by then Governor Pedro Ludovico to serve as the new state capital and administrative center. Before this, the state capital was the town of Goiás.
It is the second most populous city in the Central-West Region, only surpassed by the country's capital Brasília, located about 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Goiânia. The city is an important economic hub of the region and is considered a strategic center for such areas as industry, medicine, fashion and agriculture. Goiânia has previously been described as having the largest green area per inhabitant in Brazil and the second-most in the world, after Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. With rapid population growth and urban expansion, satellite imagery shows the majority of the green area is now at the periphery of its sprawling city limits, and the per-capita green area claim may need to be reviewed.
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What is there to see near Goiânia?
Within an hour or so of Goiânia: Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna (Goiânia) (8 km).
Where is Goiânia?
Goiânia is in Goiás, Brazil, about 16 km from Aparecida de Goiânia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,536,097
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Goiás
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -16.6786, -49.2539
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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