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Balsa Nova was founded in 1961, but its development begin in 1700, with the gold extraction.
Later, the place was used by the cattle drivers to cross over the Iguaçú River, because there was a precarious float. This float one day gone with any flood, so they made a new float. So, the origin of the name "Balsa = Float Nova = New".
The total area of Balsa Nova is 396,91km2, and there are 10.153 inhabitants, 3.186 of them living in the little town you see here and 6.967 lives in the rural region, which includes also Tamanduá.
Balsa Nova is part in the first plateau and part in the second plateau, in the Campos Gerais region.
More information available at:
www.balsanova.pr.gov.br and
www.encantosdebalsanova.com.br
Best regards,
Zeca

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Additional Photos by Jose A Hauer (zeca) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2909 W: 162 N: 4915] (20026)
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