Places / South America / Brazil
Boa Vista
Visited in March 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Roraima
- Population
- 413,486
- Type
- Municipality of Roraima state, Brazil
- Coordinates
- 2.82°N, 60.67°W
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Overview
Boa Vista (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈbo(w)ɐ ˈvistɐ], literally Good View; figuratively "Fairview") is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the Branco River, the city lies 109 km from Brazil's border with Venezuela, and 58 km away from the border with Guyana. It is the only Brazilian state capital located entirely north of the equator.
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