the state contributed, with some of the most popular names being Petrônia, Americana, Petrolandia, Goianopolis, Goiania, Bartolomeu Bueno, Campanha, Eldorado, Anhanguera, Liberdade, Goianésia, and Patria Nova, among others. In 1935 Pedro Ludovico used the name Goiania for the first time, signing a decree creating the municipality of Goiania.
Art deco
The first buildings in this planned city, designed by Atílio Correia Lima, were inspired by Art Deco. The collection of buildings in the city is still representative, with a total of 22 of them listed as National Heritage. Mostly built in the 1940s and 1950s they have been recognized by the National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage. The 22 buildings and monuments are located both in the original center of Goiania, as in the pioneering nucleus of Campinas, a town axisting prior to Goiania. Due to lack of maintenance several of these buildings are in a state of disrepair.
Radiation incident
On September 13, 1987, an old medical radiation source was scavenged from an abandoned hospital in Goiania, causing several deaths and many non-fatal cases of radiation poisoning. Several city blocks had to be demolished due to the contamination. The International Atomic Energy Agency report noted that city and state officials acted with remarkable speed to prevent injury to the population
