ARAGUARI

city, western Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on the Jordo River, a tributary of the Paranaba River, at 3,051 feet (930 m) above sea level. Formerly called Freguesia do Brejo Alegre, the settlement was made the seat of a municipality in 1882 and was elevated to city rank in 1888. Araguari's main source of income is from the large herds of cattle raised in the hinterlands, where rice, corn (maize), feijo (beans), and cassava are also cultivated. The city has an airport and is accessible by railroad and highway from other urban centres in Minas Gerais and Gois states. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 73,302.