Goiânia and Goiás radio stations
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Culture
Goiânia was planned from scratch to be the new capital of Goiás. Its foundation stone was laid on 24 October 1933, still the city's anniversary, at the initiative of the state's governor Pedro Ludovico Teixeira, and the capital was officially moved from the old Vila Boa, today the town of Goiás, in 1937. The original plan by Attílio Corrêa Lima laid out avenues fanning out from Praça Cívica, and the first public buildings were built in the art deco style. That ensemble is protected by IPHAN, Brazil's national heritage institute, and is one of the largest of its kind in the country. On Praça Cívica itself stands the Monument to the Three Races, a tribute to the peoples who shaped Goiás. It is a green city, with many squares and parks, such as Bosque dos Buritis, Lago das Rosas and Parque Vaca Brava, where locals go walking in the late afternoon. On Sundays the Feira Hippie gathers thousands of stalls selling clothes, crafts and food. Daily life has country roots: family pamonhadas, pequi in the pot and the sound of the viola caipira guitar are part of everyday life.
Things to see
Local food
- Pamonha — Fresh corn paste cooked in the husk, sweet, savoury or "à moda", with cheese and sausage.
- Empadão goiano — A deep pie filled with chicken, sausage, cheese, egg and guariroba palm heart.
- Rice with pequi — The signature dish of Goiás. Scrape the pequi gently with your teeth: the stone has spines.
- Galinhada — Rice cooked with chicken and turmeric, often with pequi. A dish for family gatherings.
- Guariroba — A bitter palm heart from the cerrado, sautéed or used in empadão filling.
Accent and slang
- “Uai”
- An exclamation of surprise or doubt: "Uai, where is he?".
- “Trem”
- Any thing or object. "Grab that trem over there."
- “Nó!”
- Short for "Nossa!" (Gosh!), an exclamation of surprise.
- “Sô”
- "Sir", tacked onto the end of a sentence when talking to anyone.
- “Dar conta”
- To manage, to be able to. "I can't dar conta of eating it all."
- “Pamonhada”
- A gathering of family and friends to make pamonha together.
Tip: play a local news station to hear the accent.
Local music
Goiânia is known as the capital of sertanejo, Brazil's country music. Goiás gave the country duos such as Leandro & Leonardo, Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano and Jorge & Mateus, and it was in Goiânia that Marília Mendonça built her career and helped bring women to the centre of the genre. Viola caipira music is still alive in the countryside, and the city also has an independent rock scene, with festivals such as Goiânia Noise and Bananada. Goiás radio plays sertanejo, gospel, rock and news.
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Sources: Wikivoyage — Goiânia (CC BY-SA) · Wikipedia — Goiânia (CC BY-SA) · IPHAN — Acervo Arquitetônico e Urbanístico Art Déco de Goiânia.