Where is Catalão? (see map)

• 259 km (161 miles) southeast of Goiânia

• 1 hr from Uberlândia, Minas Gerais

Quick Facts:

• Elevation: 835 m (2,755 ft)

• Population: 60,800

• Rail cargo service to the ports of Santos, São Paulo and Vitória, Espírito Santo

• Cattle: 145,000 head

• Soybeans: 65,000 hectares / 238,500 tons (2003)

• Sugarcane: 200 hectares / 12,000 tons (2003)

INFO LINKS:

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