Santo Antônio do Descoberto is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Location Santo Antônio do Descoberto is located in the microregion called Entorno do Distrito Federal, the area of Goiás that surrounds the Federal District. It is 174 km. from the state capital of Goiânia. Municipal boundaries are with: North: Águas Lindas de Goiás South: Luziânia West: Cocalzinho de Goiás, Corumbá de Goiás, and Alexânia East: Federal District and Novo Gama Economy The economy is based on agriculture, cattle raising, services, public administration, and small transformation industries. There were 02 financial institutions in August 2007. The cattle herd had 31,000 head (2006) and the main crops planted were rice, sugarcane, beans, bananas, oranges, manioc, and corn (1,200 hectares 2006)) Agricultural data 2006 Farms: 532 Total area: 27,819 ha. Area of permanent crops: 1,203 ha. Area of perennial crops: 3,502 ha. Area of natural pasture: 15,906 ha. Area of woodland and forests: 9,580 ha. Persons dependent on farming: 1,450 Number of tractors: 66 IBGE Health and education Higher education: Pólo Universitário da UEG. Adult literacy rate: 85.7% (2000) (national average was 86.4%) Hospitals: 2 with 77 beds (2007) Infant mortality rate: 26.65 (2000) (national average was 33.0) Human Development Index: 0.709 (2000) State ranking: 199 (out of 242 municipalities) National ranking: 2,843 (out of 5,507 municipalities) Frigoletto Tourism The municipality attracts visitors to its waterfalls, caves and springs of crystal-clear water. Two of the water falls, lying 5 kilometers from the town, are surrounded by dense tropical vegetation, contrasting with the relatively dry cerrado nearby. Ten kilometers from the town is Cidade Eclética, a nucleus of people who make up a universal fraternity, a spiritualist community founded by Oceano de Sá, known as Mestre Yokaanam. The traditional festival of Santo Antônio do Descoberto is in homage to the patron saint and takes place on 13 June. It attracts thousands of pilgrims and followers of the saint and there are stands, processions and music. History The history of European occupation of the region of Santo Antônio goes back to 1726 when, according to tradition, slaves belonging a Portuguese gold seeker sat down to rest and supposedly discovered an image of Santo Antônio in the branches of a tree. They took it to their master and a chapel was built in 1728. Soon the site became a place of pilgrimage attracting people from near and far. After a time the festivals disappeared