Céu do Mapiá
| Céu do Mapiá | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
| Vila de Céu do Mapiá | |
| Nickname(s): Mapiá | |
  Céu do Mapiá Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 08°17′41″S 67°36′56″W / 8.29472°S 67.61556°WCoordinates: 08°17′41″S 67°36′56″W / 8.29472°S 67.61556°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |
 Amazonas |
| Municipality | Pauini |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Founder | Sebastião Mota de Melo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,500 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (328 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 700 |
| Time zone | BRST-2 (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | DST not used (UTC-5) |
| Postal Code | 69860-000 |
| Area code(s) | +55 97 |
| Climate | Am |
Céu do Mapiá (Portuguese for "Sky of the Mapiá [river]") is a Brazilian village founded in 1983 by Sebastião Mota de Melo. It is located in the headwaters of Igarapé (river) Mapiá, 19 miles (31 km) from the Purus River, in Amazonian South mesoregion, between the Purus and Boca do Acre microregions, in the municipality of Pauini, state of Amazonas.
The village is located within the Inauini-Pauini National Reserve - one of the best-preserved areas of the western Brazilian Amazon. In 1990, with the community's support, the Brazilian government created by the Decree No. 96 190, of June 21, 1988[1] the Purus National Forest, with an area of 256,000 ha and the village of Céu do Mapiá as a kind of unofficial capital.
The village is the headquarters of ICEFLU (formerly called CEFLURIS), a branch (also founded by Sebastião Mota de Melo) of the Santo Daime religion.[2]
References
- ↑ Brasil. "Decreto No. 96 190, de 21 de Junho de 1988" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ↑ "ICEFLU - Histórico" [ICEFLU - História] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2015-06-16.