Xapuri
Xapuri () 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.
Key facts
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- Xapuri
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- Municipality
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- IgrejadeSãoSebastião.jpg
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- Church of Saint Sebastian.
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- Bandeira-xapuri.jpg
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- Brasao-xapuri.jpg
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- Acre Municip Xapuri.svg
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- Location of municipality in Acre State
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- Brazil
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- bottom
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- Location in Brazil
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- Country
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Xapuri () 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.
==Geography==
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