Taquarussu
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Taquarussu is a village of the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian state of Tocantins
Tocantins
Tocantins may refer to:* Tocantins, a state in Brazil* Tocantins River, a river in Brazil* Survivor: Tocantins, a reality show set in Tocantins, Brazil* Tocantins Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club...

, located 30 km. from the capital of Tocantins, Palmas
Palmas, Tocantins
Palmas is the capital of the Brazilian state of Tocantins. According to IBGE estimates from 2011, the city had 235,315 inhabitants. It has an area of 2474.95 km²....

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Famous for its many waterfalls, surrounded by an impressive natural environment, it's an ecotourism
Ecotourism
Ecotourism is a form of tourism visiting fragile, pristine, and usually protected areas, intended as a low impact and often small scale alternative to standard commercial tourism...

 destination.

Its friendly population is famous for its handcrafts industry, mostly using local natural resources like Capim dourado
Syngonanthus nitens
Syngonanthus nitens or Golden grass is a grass-like species of Eriocaulaceae which exists in the region of Jalapão, state of Tocantins, Brazil - the region is part of the Brazilian cerrado. Its main characteristic is the bright and gold color, hence their common name "Capim Dourado", which...

, Babaçu, and seeds
SEEDS
SEEDS is a voluntary organisation registered under the Societies Act of India....

from local plants.

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