A 1990 film Césio 137-O Pesadelo de Goiânia (" Caesium-137-The Nightmare of Goiânia ") — a dramatisation of the incident — was made by Roberto Pires.

* Goiânia accident, an incident of radioactive contamination in central Brazil, a real life accident with some similarities.

* 1987 – Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.

Since 1990, the Workers ' Party has grown in popularity on the national stage by winning the elections in many of the largest Brazilian cities, such as São Paulo, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, and Goiânia, as well as in some important states, such as Rio Grande do Sul, Espírito Santo, and the Federal District.

Readers from all over the state contributed, with some of the most popular names being Petrônia, Americana, Petrolândia, Goianópolis, Goiânia, Bartolomeu Bueno, Campanha, Eldorado, Anhanguera, Liberdade, Goianésia, and Pátria Nova, among others.

A classic example is radioactivity in scrap ; see the Goiânia accident and the Mayapuri radiological accident as examples of accidents involving radioactive materials, which entered the scrap metal industry and some details of the behavior of contaminating chemical elements in metal smelters.

One example is the radiological accident occurring in Goiânia, Brazil, between September 1987 and March 1988: Two metal scavengers broke into an abandoned radiotherapy clinic and removed a teletherapy source capsule containing powdered caesium-137 with an activity of 50 T Bq.

This point was made by physicist Peter D. Zimmerman ( King's College London ) who reexamined the Goiânia accident which is arguably comparable.

Goiânia (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Goiás.

Goiânia is a planned city founded on October 24, 1933 by then Governor Pedro Ludovico to serve as the new state capital and administrative center.

Goiânia has the largest green area per inhabitant in Brazil, and is the second of the world, losing only to Edmonton, Canada.

As Goiânia is the state capital of Goiás, it is home to many federal and state governmental agencies that provide a large number of jobs to the population.

In addition, due to Goiânia being the state capital, it is home to countless private medical centers / clinics of all kinds.

The Metropolitan Area of Goiânia is currently the tenth largest agglomeration urban Brazil, with a population of 2, 173, 141 inhabitants.

The Human Development Index Municipal ( HDI ) of Goiânia is considered high by the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ), its value being 0. 832, the second largest of any state of Goiás ( in 242 municipalities ); third of all Midwest Region of Brazil ( in 446 ) and 111 ° from all over Brazil ( in 5507 ).

Goiânia is the Brazilian city with the lowest number of slums in the country.

Analysis by the Centre of the Metropolis, the history of social inequality is in the old town, and got its start from the beginning of settlement in different regions of Goiânia.

Elsewhere isolates from Goiânia, as the Garden Goiás, inequality is more noticeable where there are large vertical constructions of great speculation and simple houses on the other side without a decent infrastructure.

Goiânia is a city multi-racial, the result of intense migration.

According to the census of the IBGE 2010, in search of self-declaration, the population of Goiânia is composed of white ( 47. 95 %), brown ( 44. 51 %), blacks ( 5. 68 %), Indian ( 0. 16 % ) and yellow ( 1. 68 %).

Initially, Goiânia was populated by migrants from the interior of Goiás Its creation was crucial to the population growth in the state, since Vila Boa, the ancient capital showed signs of declining population, is considered a setback for the state.

The founding of Goiânia is now considered a fact of successful settlement of the Brazilian interior.

BR-060 is the main road which links Goiânia and Brasília.

Goiânia is connected to the federal capital, Brasília, via a four-lane highway ( BR-060 ), and to São Paulo via a two-lane highway ( BR-153, which is being expanded to four lanes ).

Bus service in Goiânia is provided by several different transportation companies all working under the municipality.

Santa Genoveva Airport is located on the northeast side Goiânia, in the state of Goiás, Brazil.

There are also nearby neighborhoods with different social characteristics various regions of Goiânia, as the Alto da Boa Vista and Spring Garden in the northwest, Valley Village and Valley of Dreams in the north, the neighborhoods Mother Germaine and Grajaú, sharing the same region with luxury condominiums.

We can also find the Goiânia Art Museum and the Free Center of Arts.

Wanessa Godói Camargo Buaiz ( née Wanessa Godói Camargo ) ( born on December 28, 1982, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil ), also known simply as Wanessa, is a Brazilian pop singer-songwriter.

Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state.

Some Goiás supporters claim their club has also the biggest number of fans in Goiânia.

Born in Goiânia, Goiás, Jorginho started his career in regional side Goiatuba Esporte Clube, earning him a transfer to Clube Atlético Paranaense, where he played for five seasons, also being loaned to Esporte Clube Santo André.

The Araguainha Dome can be reached by car from Goiânia or from Cuiabá.

Vaca Brava ( which could be roughly translated as Angry Cow ) has become a symbol of the new thriving area of the Setor Bueno, which has flourished in the past decades and is now one of the most important zones of Goiânia.

: Not to be confused with Goiânia.

* September 13 – Scavengers open an old radiation source abandoned in a hospital in Goiânia, causing the worst radiation accident ever in an urban area.

Southern Brazilian parades take place in Curitiba, Florianópolis, Porto Alegre and Pelotas, and Center-Western ones happen in Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Goiânia and Brasília.

Goiânia The plan was for a city of 50, 000 with the shape of a concentric radius – streets in the form of a spoke, with the Praça Cívica as the center, with the seats of the state and municipal government – The Palace of Emeralds and the Palace of Campinas.

In 1937, a decree was signed transferring the state capital from the Cidade de Goiás to Goiânia.

Some planned capitals include Abuja, Nigeria ( 1991 ); Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil ( 1855 ); Ankara, Turkey ( 1923 ); Austin, Texas ( 1839 ); Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil ( 1897 ); Dhaka, Bangladesh ( 1971 ); Brasília, Brazil ( 1960 ); Canberra, Australia ( 1927 ); Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil ( 1933 ); Islamabad, Pakistan ( 1960 ); Frankfort, Kentucky ( 1792 ); Jefferson City, Missouri ( 1821 ); Jhongsing New Village, Taiwan, Republic of China ( 1955 ); New Delhi, India ( 1911 ); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ( 1889 ); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ( 1857 ); Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil ( 1989 ); Quezon City, Philippines ( 1948 – 1976 ); Raleigh, North Carolina, USA ( 1792 ); Washington D. C., USA ( 1800 ); and Wellington, New Zealand ( 1865 ).

From August 12 to August 16, 2005, he visited eight state capitals of Brazil including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiânia, Recife, Maceió, João Pessoa, Natal and Fortaleza.

In 1937, a decree was signed transferring the state capital from the Cidade de Goiás to Goiânia.

The name, Goiânia, came about in 1933 after a contest was held by a local newspaper.

In 1935 Pedro Ludovico used the name Goiânia for the first time, signing a decree creating the municipio of Goiânia.

Panorama of Goiânia.

The 22 buildings and monuments are located both in the original center of Goiânia, as in the pioneering nucleus of Campinas, a town axisting prior to Goiânia.

Goiânia at night.