Abadiânia is a municipality in the state of Goiás, Brazil.
Abadiânia is part of the Entorno do Distrito Federal statistical micro-region. Neighboring municipalities are:
The distance to the state capital, Goiânia, is 88 km. Highway connections with BrasÃÂlia, Anápolis and Goiânia are made by BR-060 (also called in the BrasÃÂlia-Anápolis stretch as BelémâÂÂBrasÃÂlia Highway). It is known as the City of Spiritual Cures because of the presence of psychic healer, João de Deus, who attracts many national and international tourists seeking cures for their maladies.
Located between BrasÃÂlia and Goiânia on the BR-060 highway, it has always been a stopping-off point for travellers between the two cities.
There is modest agricultural productionâÂÂcorn, rice and soybeansâÂÂas well as cattle raising. There were two dairies JERIVà- Comércio, Indústria e Agropecuária Ltda. and LaticÃÂnios Vale do Capivari. (22/05/2006). There was also a meat packing plant Luiz Carlos Pavão e Outros (22/05/2006). There was one financial institution in the town in 2004: Banco Itaú S.A.
Agricultural data 2006
The main tourist attractions are two waterfallsâÂÂCachoeira do Ribeirão Curralinho and Cachoeira PedregulhoâÂÂthe Corumbá River and the religious festivals.
Despite being a municipality since 1953 Abadiânia was only installed in its present site in the 1960s. The population was not happy with conditions of access and little by little they began to build their houses along the highway 18 kilometers away, where the present-day town is located.
On the Human Development Index of 2000 Abadiânia had a score of 0.723, which gave it a state ranking of 165 (out of 242 municipalities) and a national ranking of 2,569 (out of 5,507 municipalities).