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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Benjamim Guimarães |
| Port of registry |  Minas Gerais,Brazil |
| Builder | James Rees and Company,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania |
| Completed | 1913 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Paddle steamer |
Benjamim Guimarães is asteam paddle boat based inPirapora,Minas Gerais,Brazil.
It was built at Pittsburgh in the United States by James Rees and Company in 1913, one of a number of similar knockdown (KD) riverboat steamers built for South American service. This boat was originally named Gaiola, and the original owner was Julio Guimaraes. It originally navigated the rivers of theAmazon basin. In the 1920sBenjamim Guimarães moved to the port of Pirapora on the Sao Francisco River.
Benjamim Guimarães is the only functioning steam paddle boat in all of Brazil.[1] It is a tourist attraction and makes routine public trips on theSão Francisco River from Pirapora downstream to the beginning of theDas Velhas River.
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