Editing Goiás (section)

==History==
{{further ill|History of Goiás|pt|História de Goiás}}
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The first European exploration of this interior part of Brazil was carried out by expeditions from [[São Paulo]] in the 17th century. Gold was discovered in the gravel of a tributary of the Araguaia River by the bandeirante [[Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva]] (the Anhanguera) in 1682. The settlement he founded there, called Santa Anna, became the colonial town of [[Goiás Velho]], the former state capital. In 1744 the large inland area, much of it still unexplored by Europeans, was made a [[Captaincy General]], and in 1822 it became a province of the [[empire of Brazil]]. It became a state in 1889. The Brazilian constitution of 1891 specified that the nation's capital should be moved to the Brazilian Highlands ([[Planalto Central]]), and in 1956 Goiás was selected as the site for the federal district and capital national, [[Brasília]]. The seat of the federal government was officially moved to Brasília in 1960.

[[Goiânia]], the largest city and capital was planned in 1933 to replace the old, inaccessible former state capital of Goiás, {{Convert|110|km|mi}} northwest. In 1937 the state government moved there, and in 1942 the official inauguration was held. Goiânia is now one of the fastest-growing cities in Brazil and one of the most livable cities in the country.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} It stands out as both an industrial center (along with the neighboring towns of [[Anápolis]] and [[Aparecida de Goiânia]]) and as a cultural center for country culture and music, known as [[Música sertaneja|Sertanejo]].

Due to the relatively large territory of the state, which was over {{Convert|600000|km2|mi2}}, communications were obviously very difficult. The northern part of the state began to feel abandoned by the southern government and began a movement for separation. Local political leaders also encouraged the movement. In 1988 the northern half of Goiás became a separate state called [[Tocantins (state)|Tocantins]].