Diorama, Goiás

Diorama is a municipality in eastern Goiás state, Brazil.

Location and connections

Diorama is west of the state capital, Goiânia, and west of the regional center, Iporá. Neighboring municipalities are Montes Claros de Goiás, Arenópolis, Iporá and Israelândia.
Highway connections from Goiânia are made by GO-060 / Trindade / Nazário / São Luís de Montes Belos / Israelândia / Iporá / GO-174.

The economy

The economy is based on agriculture, livestock raising and wood processing. In 2007, there were two small transformation industries and 24 commercial units. There were 59,000 head of cattle. Agricultural production was modest with small areas of rice, bananas, beans, sugarcane, corn and soybeans.
Agricultural data 2006

Number of farms: 391
Total area:
Area of permanent crops:
Area of perennial crops:
Area of natural pasture:
Area of woodland and forests:
Cattle herd: 59,000
Number of workers: 730
Number of farms with tractors: 58
Number of tractors: 70

Education and health

Literacy rate: 83.5%
Infant mortality rate: 21.93 in 1,000 live births
Schools: 5 with 695 students
Hospitals: 1 with 26 beds
Municipal Human Development Index: 0.733
State ranking: 135
National ranking: 2,363

History

Settlement began in 1946 on lands belonging to the municipality of Iporá. A local rancher, Edmundo Benuto Dias, donated land for a new settlement which was called Aropi, the inversion of the name Iporá. In 1954, it was elevated to the category of district with the new name of Mendelândia, after Antônio Mendes, one of the pioneers of the region. In 1955, the name was changed to Diorama, of unknown origin. In 1958, it became a municipality.