THERE IS MORE STORY OF MARI ...

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Starting at the beginning: Before the arrival of the Luna and Freire to Araçá, there for the first half of the last century, it was a region inhabited by the Potiguares Indians, who spread throughout the Paraíba Valley, including in Mamanguape, where, today, they still remain. descendants. Over time, the Indians gave land to the colonizers, with them working on the plowing of the land, incipient agriculture and the monoculture of sugarcane.

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2 - Before Mari, Araçá dos Lunas Freires

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In 1871, the bachelor Anísio Salatiel Carneiro da Cunha and the engineer André Rebouças, incorporated a company which would be able to build a railroad between the capital of the Province and the city of Alagoa grande, with ramifications until the emancipated cities of Guarabira and Inga. In 1873, he was responsible for the colonization of the site, where today the city of Mari is built. On September 7, 1873, there is evidently a mistake, the right would be 1883, with the correct day and month. This is proven, not only by the minutes, but also by the fact that the construction of the railway started on August 9, 1880, and that on April 30, 1881, the first train ran in an experimental phase. According to His Imperial Majesty's Decree, No. 7,754, which determines on July 7, 1880, where it establishes that the line would have a length of 121 kilometers.

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3 - The presence of religion

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In 1883, it has its first Catholic temple, a small chapel, which for its own devotion and that of its family, was built by Mr. José de Luna Freire, a practicing Catholic and head of the Companhia Ferroviária station, which in 1901 built a slightly larger temple, where they were already quite faithful. It was blessed on December 10, 1901 by the Revmº. Antônio Pereira de Castro, vicar at the time of Gurinhém and Araçá.

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City Anniversary: September 19

Characteristics: A quiet, peaceful and cozy city. Highly recommend for holidays!

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Climate: Dry in summer and humid in winter.

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Distances: Brasília / DF - 2,187 km João Pessoa / PB - 65,7 km São Paulo / SP - 2,731 km

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Gentile: Mariense

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Limits: Mulungu (17 km), Gurinhém (14 km), Caldas Brandão (7 km), Riachão do Poço (14 km), Sapé (10 km), Cuité de Mamanguape (17 km) and Araçagi (26.5 km) .

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Location: Mata Paraibana

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Population: 21,806 inhabitants - 2017

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Meaning of the name : The municipality received its name from the fruit of the Umarizeiro or Marizeiro, a plant that was once very abundant in the locality. Before its emancipation it was known as Araçá, a plant (psiduiumcattleianum) widely found at that time.