crystalline is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Goiás. Its population is 49,326 inhabitants. The city is 288 km from Goiania and 120 km from Brasilia. The seat of the municipality is 1,189 meters above sea level. is reputed to Brazilian capital of quartz crystal.
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It begins in the year 1592, vague news says that Sebastião Marinho took crystals from Goiás to Rio de Janeiro, believed to have been made by Cristalina.
Around the 18th century, at the height of the expansion of mining through the interior of the Captaincy of Goiás, which at the time belonged to the State of São Paulo, the flags coming from the capital of São Paulo reached a large mountain range where they found huge amounts of rock crystals of all the types and sizes scattered on the floor. Due to the large amount of ore, they named the region Serra dos Cristais. However, at that time, the main purpose of the flags was to find gold, not giving importance to the crystal found in the region.
For a long time the Serra dos Cristais region was forgotten, only in 1879, two Frenchmen: Etiene Lepesqueur and Leon Laboissière, coming from the neighboring town of Peixe Bom, today Paracatu, where they traded gold, sent crystal samples to Paris in France , where they were sold for a good price.
Due to their purity and quality, the crystals were transformed into optical instruments and beautiful pieces of handicraft, having gone to decorate the houses of the French bourgeoisie, bringing the promise of great profits. On January 15, 1917, the Municipality was officially installed of São Sebastião dos Cristais, with a large number of people coming from the city of Paracatu.
On March 31, 1918, by State Law No. 577, the name São Sebastião dos Cristais was changed to Cristalina, the latter being preserved until today.
To arrive
By bus
Intercity and interstate road transport takes place from the Municipal Bus Terminal, located alongside the BR-050, and has several companies that provide road passenger transport services, such as:
- VIAN - Anapolina Road;
- Araguarina Road;
- São Cristóvão bus;
- Planalto Road;
- Itapemirim bus;
- Penha Road;
- Federal Fast Road.
By car
Cristalina is located at an important Brazilian road junction: BR-040, which connects Brasília to Belo Horizonte it's the Rio de Janeiro, with the BR-050, which connects Cristalina to Catalan, O Mining Triangle and São Paulo. The municipality is also crossed by the BR-251, which connects Brasília to Unai, and by GO-436, which connects Cristalina to Brasília.
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Cristalina does not have public intra-municipal public transport, which is supplied by taxis and motorcycle taxis.
Look
- Lages Spa - it is located 12 km from the city center, has beaches and artificial pools and a beautiful waterfall. It has a restaurant, camping area, security guards, ice cream parlor, restrooms, stage for shows and kiosks.
- sun hat stone - 7 km from the city center, with access via the GO 309 (near road), in the direction of Settlement of Três Barras. So named for its shape, it is an enormous block of quartzite, weighing over 100 tons, balanced for millions of years on a base of just over a square meter. It is impressive, being the only specimen in the world for its greatness.
- Dashing Waterfall - 6 km from the center
- Linda Serra do Topázios Private Reserve - it has a large area of natural cerrado and crystal clear water
- UnB Astronomical Observatory - Due to its altitude and low humidity for most of the year, Cristalina has the cleanest sky in Brazil, facilitating the observation of astronomical phenomena.
Knife
Buy
- Crystal Shops and Cuttings: The city has several stores that sell raw crystal and all kinds of crystal artifacts. Behind these stores are the artisans and crystal cutters who provide the finished material.
The main crystal cut shops are located in the city center, mainly on the streets of Saudade, 21 de Abril and Otaviano de Paiva, in José Adamian square and in the Municipal Bus Station.
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