Apuí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 22,359 and its area is 54,240 km. The municipality sh…Apuí is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 22,359 and its area is 54,240 km. The municipality shot to fame in December 2006, when a Brazilian maths teacher by the name of Ivani Valentim da Silva posted descriptions of miners scooping up thousands of dollars in gold in the area. In just three months, between 3,000 and 10,000 people poured into the area, cutting down trees, diverting streams and digging wildcat mines. The city was nicknamed Eldorado do Juma after the mythical El Dorado.
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