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Tacuru

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Tacuru
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Tacuru is located in Brazil
Tacuru
Tacuru
Coordinates: 23°37′58″S 55°00′57″W / 23.63278°S 55.01583°W / -23.63278; -55.01583
Country Brazil
RegionSoutheast
State Mato Grosso do Sul
MesoregionSudoeste de Mato Grosso do Sul
MicroregionIguatemi
Government
 • MayorRogério Torquetti (PSDB)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
11,674

Tacuru is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, located in the Midwest region of the country. The city is located on the border with Paraguay.[2] Tacuru, which uses Guarani as an official language alongside Portuguese, is noted as one of the few cities in Brazil that have adopted an indigenous language as an official language.

History

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In 2010, the city adopted Guarani as its official language, along with Portuguese.[3] In doing so, it became the second city in the country, after São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, to adopt an indigenous language as an official language.[2]

In 2013, Tacuru became the site of a large popular demonstration against proposed demarcations of Indigenous lands.[4]

Geography

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Tacaru is located 427 km from the state capital (Campo Grande) and 1,442 km from the federal capital (Brasília).[5] The city is connected with Igautemi through the MS-295 regional highway.[6]

Jaguapiré indigenous territory

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The indigenous territory of Jaguapiré, which comprises 2,089 hectares, was first recognized by the federal government in 1992 as the territory for the Guarani-Kaiowá.[7]

Demographics

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Race

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Racial demographics of Tacuru (2022)[8]
Race Percentage Population
Indigenous 38.91% 4,205
Pardo 29.91% 3,233
White 27.73% 2,997
Black 3.7% 367
Asian 0.06% 6

Religion

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Religious demographics of Tacuru (2022)[9]
Race Percentage
Roman Catholic 55.9%
Evangelicalism 30.39%
No religion 11.38%
Other religion 2.05%
Umbanda / Candomblé 0.11%
Spiritism 0.1%
Indigenous religions 0.06%

Politics and government

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Federal elections

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In the second round of the 2022 Brazilian general election, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 64.06% of the vote versus incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro, who received 35.94%.[10]

Municipal government

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In the 2024 municipal elections, Rogério Torquetti (PSDB) was elected mayor. [11]

Parties of elected mayors since 2000[11]
Year of election Party of elected mayor
2000 [pt] PT
2004 [pt] PV
2008 PR
2012 Democrats
2016 PMDB
2020 Patriota
2024 PSDB

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ a b "Adoptan el guaraní como lengua oficial - Internacionales - ABC Color". ABC (in Spanish). 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  3. ^ "Cidade de Mato Grosso do Sul adota o guarani como segundo idioma oficial" [City in Mato Grosso do Sul adopts Guarani as second official language]. R7 Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Grande manifestação contra demarcações em Tacuru". Progresso (in Portuguese). 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  5. ^ "Município / História". Prefeitura Municipal de Tacuru - MS. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  6. ^ "Brasil lleva a cabo el mayor decomiso de marihuana en su historia". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  7. ^ Araujo, Leitao; Valeria, Nascimento Ana (2010-03-17). "Indigenous Peoples in Brazil: The Guarani; a case for the UN | Cultural Survival". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  8. ^ "Censo 2022: veja quais são os municípios mais amarelos, brancos, indígenas, pardos e pretos do Brasil". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  9. ^ "MAPA: Qual é a religião mais popular da sua cidade?". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-06-06. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  10. ^ "Eleições em Tacuru (MS): Veja como foi a votação no 2º turno". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
  11. ^ a b "Eleições 2024: Rogério Torquetti, do PSDB, é eleito prefeito de Tacuru no 1º turno". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2025-06-11.