Luis Eduardo Magalhaes

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official_name = City of Luís Eduardo Magalhães
nickname = "The Capital of Agribusiness"
motto = "Citizen Development"


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subdivision_name1 = Northeast
subdivision_name2 = Bahia
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Oziel Alves de Oliveira (PP)
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established_date = March 30, 2000
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website = [http://www.luiseduardomagalhaes.ba.gov.br/ Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Bahia]
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Luís Eduardo Magalhães is a small town in western Bahia, in Brazil. The town's main business is agriculture, and it is known as the capital of agribusiness. The city is located in the heart of a rapidly growing agribusiness region. Due to the fact that all commercial hauling of all commodities to and from the region is done by diesel trucking, there exists high demand for diesel fuel. In addition, soybeans the main staple commodity for the region, will be the primary seedstock for the plant. In 2004, the population of Luís Eduardo Magalhães was 21,454. In 2007, the population was 44,265. The strong population growth was caused by the agribusiness. [ [http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/contagem2007/popmunic2007layoutTCU14112007.xls IBGE - Population of L.E.M.] ]

The city received many farmers from Southern and Southeastern Brazil, contributing to the economic and cultural development of the city. Luís Eduardo Magalhães has been home to a significant communities of young American farmers. The city is also one of the wealthiest agricultural cities in Brazil. [ [http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Economia_Negocios/0,,AA1390148-9356,00.html G1 - L.E.M. - Economy and Business] ]

Geography

Climate

The climate is Tropical of Altitude. The rainfall pattern is the same as that of the tropical climate. The summer rains are more intense due to the action of the Atlantic tropical mass. In the winter, the cold fronts from the Antarctic polar mass can cause frosts.

Average temp: 22°C (71.6ºF).

Rainfall: 700 to 2.000 mm (27.55 to 78,74 in).

Rainy Season: October - April.

Air Humidity: Annual: 70%. December: 80%. August: 50%.

Vegetation

The "Cerrado" landscape is characterized by extensive savanna formations crossed by gallery forests and stream valleys. Cerrado includes various types of vegetation. Humid fields and "buriti" palm paths are found where the water table is near the surface. Alpine pastures occur at higher altitudes and mesophytic forests on more fertile soils. The "cerrado" trees have characteristic twisted trunks covered by a thick bark, and leaves which are usually broad and rigid.

Many herbaceous plants have extensive roots to store water and nutrients. The plant's thick bark and roots serve as adaptations for the periodic fires which sweep the cerrado landscape. The adaptations protect the plants from destruction and make them capable of sprouting again after the fire.

Economy

The economy of Luís Eduardo Magalhães is centralized in agribusiness, commerce, services and industry.

The GDP for the city was R$ 1,003,460,120 (2005). [cite book|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf|title=GDP|publisher=IBGE|location=L.E.M., Brazil|format=PDF|isbn=85-240-3919-1|accessdate=2007-07-18|year=2005|language=Portuguese]

The per capita income for the city was R$ 22,669 (2005). [cite book|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf|title=per capita income|publisher=IBGE|location=L.E.M., Brazil|format=PDF|isbn=85-240-3919-1|accessdate=2007-07-18|year=2005|language=Portuguese]

Education

Portuguese language is the official national language, and thus the primary language taught in schools.

But English and Spanish are part of the official high school curriculum.

Educational institutions

* Faculdade Arnaldo Horácio Ferreira (FAAHF);
* Faculdade Luiz Eduardo Magalhães (FILEM);
* Instituto de Educação Superior Unyahna Luis Eduardo Magalhães (IESULEM).

American Farmers in L.E.M.

In few years, the region of Luís Eduardo Magalhães has been home to a few communities of American farmers. But a newer wave of mostly young farmer-investors has resolved to head south for profit—and, perhaps, for the challenge of facing down obstacles more reminiscent of the American frontier of the past than of the U.S. farm belt of today. Though some locals have complained about the Americans bidding up land prices, the Americans seem to be very welcome. "Absolutely" is how LEM's mayor, Oziel Oliveira, responded to the question. "They're turning into Brazilians." [ [http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/06/25/american-farmers-try-their-luck-in-brazil.html Americans in the City of Luís Eduardo Magalhães] ]

Distances

* 100 km (60 miles) from Barreiras;

* 947 km (591 miles) from Salvador;

* 540 km (337 miles) from Brasília;

* 1282 km (801 miles) from São Paulo.

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