Mucajaí
Mucajaí (Portuguese pronunciation: [mukɐʒaˈi]) is a municipality located in the midwest of the state of Roraima in Brazil. Its population is 18,172 (2020) and its area is 12,461 km².
Mucajaí | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Roraima state | |
Mucajaí Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 2°26′40″N 60°55′10″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State | Roraima |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eronildes Aparecida Gonçalves (PR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,461 km2 (4,811 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 ) | |
| • Total | 18,172 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
| Website | mucajai.rr.gov.br |
Mucajaí started as Colônia Agrícola Fernando Costa, an agricultural colony, in 1951. In 1980, Apiaú, a larger scale colony, was nearby. In 1982, it became an independent municipality and renamed Mucajaí.
The municipality contains part of the Roraima National Forest. In 2018, a mob attacked and expelled about 300 Venezuelan exiles after a local resident of Mucajaí was killed in a fight with a Venezuelan.
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