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Jaraguá

Lat: -15.756444444444000, Long: -49.333772222222000

Jaraguá

Goiás, Brazil

Historical Background and Urbanism

There is no consensual opinion regarding the discovery of gold or the territorial occupation of the mining region. According to Silva e Sousa, however, the region of Córrego de Jaraguá was discovered by black prospectors looking for gold in 1737. The encampment, established in the foothills of Serra de Jaraguá, lay on the road that connected two of the most important gold-producing centres in Goiás: Meia Ponte and Vila Boa. With the ensuing stability, a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Penha was built in 1748 in a prominent position in the centre of the settlement, which was composed of houses built in a plain architectural style. Saint Hilaire was there in the early 19th century and described it as being tastefully decorated. According to Romancheli, the church was demolished in 1818 and a new one was built in the mid-20th century with the status of a parish church; it was renovated several times up to the late 20th century. Jaraguá was subordinate to the judicial district of Meia Ponte and its chapel was affiliated to the Parish Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in the same settlement. The urban centre had two more churches in addition to the Church of Our Lady of Penha by the 19th century: the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, built in the 18th century, and the Church of Our Lady of the Conception, built in the 19th century. The settlement was raised to the status of a town in 1833 and later recognised as a city in 1882. With the construction of the road of the agricultural colony the 1940s – later forming an integral part of the federal highway from Belém to Brasília – the city welcomed a fresh wave of immigrants. Little now remains of the 18th-century historic centre, the heart of which was Rua das Flores and its houses.

Religious Architecture

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