Xapuri

Xapuri is a municipality located in the southeast of the Brazilian nation of Acre. It become the scene of an early bloodless victory at some point of the war to make Acre impartial of Bolivia. The metropolis is known as the birthplace of the rubber tapper, Dr. Adib Domingos Jatene and the environmentalist Chico Mendes. Xapuri became born in 1883 rapidly after Volta da Empreza become founded. The first Europeans got here to the region in the first rubber growth, a length of out of control land grabbing and extraction of forest assets.

The village of Xapuri became one of Acre's primary rubber trading posts, and the area became an vital manufacturer of rubber and Brazil nuts. Until the Acre War of 1902–03 it changed into part of Bolivia, although maximum of the brand new colonists had been Brazilian. At the time of the Acre War the Bolivians referred to as the put up Mariscal Sucre. At the start of 1902 Jose Placido de Castro regularly occurring an invite to steer a riot towards Bolivia.

Although he argued for at once attacking the garrison of 230 troops at Puerto Alonso, Placido de Castro become persuaded to first take the outpost at Xapuri. He entered Xapuri with 33 guys inside the early morning of 6 August 1902 and captured the slumbering garrison without spilling blood. On 7 August 1902 he issued a manifesto proclaiming that Acre turned into unbiased. After similarly fighting the closing Bolivian forces surrender at what is now Porto Acre on 24 January 1903.