Xapuri

Xapuri (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃapuˈɾi]) is a municipality located in the southeast of the Brazilian state of Acre. It was the scene of an early bloodless victory during the war to make Acre independent of Bolivia. The town is known as the birthplace of the rubber tapper and environmentalist Chico Mendes and of the surgeon and professor Adib Jatene.

Xapuri
Church of Saint Sebastian.
Location of municipality in Acre State
Xapuri
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°39′07″S 68°30′14″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Acre
Founded1883
Government
  MayorFrancisco Ubiracy Machado de Vasconcelos (PT)
Area
  Total5,251 km2 (2,027 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est )
  Total19,596
  Density3.01/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (ACT)
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