Jataí

Jataí is a municipality in southern Goiás where the São Pedro and Claro rivers meet and more than one hundred thousand people live. The town spreads across wide agricultural land and houses several hospitals and higher education institutions.

José Manoel Vilela founded a cattle ranch here in 1836 along the Rio Claro and first called the place Paraíso. Nearly fifty years later the settlement received the name Jataí and grew into an important agricultural zone.

The Memorial JK inside the park displays documents and objects from the first campaign speech ever given by a future Brazilian president on home soil. Visitors find here evidence of the connection between the town and Juscelino Kubitschek, which remains alive in local memory today.

Several major roads run through the municipality and connect it with other cities across Goiás and beyond. Visitors find accommodation and facilities in the central urban area, while the surrounding countryside is shaped by agriculture.

The region produces more corn than any other municipality in Brazil and uses the fertile soils intensively. Alongside, warm springs with temperatures around forty degrees Celsius draw guests from across the country.

Location: Goiás

Elevation above the sea: 708 m

Shares border with: Caiapônia, Serranópolis, Mineiros, Perolândia, Aparecida do Rio Doce, Caçu, Itarumã, Rio Verde

Website: http://jatai.go.gov.br

GPS coordinates: -17.88083,-51.71389

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:34