Curionópolis

Curionópolis on the map of Pará

Curionópolis is a city founded in 1988 in the Brazilian state of Pará. It was created after a gold rush ( February 1980) in the adjacent Serra Pelada and swelled by about 50,000 attracted Garimpeiros rapidly. It is named after Major Sebastião Rodrigues de Moura, called Curio, named, who introduced after initial anarchy law and order ..