It used to be the old state capital of Goiás up until 1937 when the government seat was transferred to the then-recently built Goiânia.It was founded by the famed Bandeirante explorer Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva, nicknamed the Anhangüera, and was called in colonial times Vila Boa de Goyaz ("Good Village of Goyaz" in archaic Portuguese).Given its historical importance, …