Rio Branco

Rio Branco on the map of Acre

Rio Branco ( German: White River ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Acre.

Rio Branco was founded on 28 December 1882. In their lives, about half of the population, called Rio Branquense, Acres. The city is the most important starting point for tourists visiting the acre. The city is divided by the river Rio Acre in two halves, the first and the second district, and is named after the Rio Branco, which flows into the Rio Acre.

In the year 2006 58.531 vehicles were registered in the city and there appeared three newspapers.

Diocese of Rio Branco

  • Diocese of Rio Branco

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Tião Viana, Governor of Acre
Acre (state) Acre River Workers' Party (Brazil) Branco River (Acre) Roman Catholic Diocese of Rio Branco Xapuri Marechal Thaumaturgo
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