Abadiânia


Abadiânia is a municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil. It is home to a famous Brazilian medium, "psychic surgeon" and convicted sex offender — João de Deus.

Location

Abadiânia is part of the Entorno do Distrito Federal statistical micro-region. Neighboring municipalities are:
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 88 km. Highway connections with Brasília, Anápolis and Goiânia are made by BR-060.
It is known as the City of Spiritual Cures because of the presence of psychic healer, João de Deus, who attracts many national and international tourists seeking cures for their maladies.
Located between Brasília and Goiânia on the BR-060 highway, it has always been a stopping-off point for travellers between the two cities.

Economy

There is modest agricultural production—corn, rice and soybeans—as well as cattle raising. There were two dairies JERIVÁ - Comércio, Indústria e Agropecuária Ltda. and Laticínios Vale do Capivari.. There was also a meat packing plant Luiz Carlos Pavão e Outros. There was one financial institution in the town in 2004: Banco Itaú S.A.
Agricultural data 2006
The main tourist attractions are two waterfalls—Cachoeira do Ribeirão Curralinho and Cachoeira Pedregulho—the Corumbá River and the religious festivals.

History

Despite being a municipality since 1953 Abadiânia was only installed in its present site in the 1960s. The population was not happy with conditions of access and little by little they began to build their houses along the highway 18 kilometers away, where the present-day town is located.

Health and education

On the Human Development Index of 2000 Abadiânia had a score of 0.723, which gave it a state ranking of 165
and a national ranking of 2,569.