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Top 6 Museums in Palmas, State of Tocantins (TO)

Discover the best top things to do in Palmas, Brazil including Atelier Bicho Karpinteiro, Espaco Cultural de Palmas, Memorial Luis Carlos Prestes, Museu Historico do Tocantins, Casa Sacuapara, Culture and History Museum.

Things to do in State of Tocantins, Brazil: The Best Museums

Tocantins (Portuguese pronunciation: [tokɐ̃ˈtʃĩs]) is one of the states of Brazil. (From: Tukã´, Toucan + tï, beak. lit. "Toucan's beak" in Tupi language). It is the newest of the 26 Brazilian states, formed in 1988 and encompassing what had formerly been the northern two-fifths of the state of Goiás. Tocantins covers 277,620.91 square kilometres (107,190.03 sq mi) and has a population of 1,496,880 (2014 est.). Construction of its capital, Palmas, began in 1989; most of the other cities in the state date to the Portuguese colonial period. With the exception of Araguaína there are few other cities with a significant population in the state. The government has invested in a new capital, a major hydropower dam, railroads and related infrastructure to develop this primarily agricultural area.