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Boavista, officially the Kingdom of Boavista, is a micronation located in South America, surrounded by Brazil. Composed by a particular property in Paquetá Island, an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The kingdom is a city-state, so, the capital is the Boavista-city, with Portuguese as the national and official language.

History
Up to the end of the 15th century, the Tamoio Indians used Paquetá as hunting and living grounds. It was officially registered by the Frenchman André Thevet in December 1555, and acknowledged by King Henri II as a French discovery in 1556. Together with Paranapuã Island (now called Governador Island), Paquetá was one of the main centers of French resistance to Portuguese occupation. While the French had the Tamoios as their allies, the Temiminós Indians led by Araribóia supported the Portuguese. The Portuguese victory was consolidated with the expulsion of the French and the defeat of the Tamoios. Paquetá was then divided into two allotments assigned to settlers; the one now called Campo was given to Inácio de Bulhões and the Ponte area to Fernão Valdez. Even today the characteristics of this division between Campo and Ponte are conspicuously present in the Island's festivities, in football matches and in the parade of dancing and singing groups during Carnival. Under Portuguese rule, Paquetá produced vegetables, fruits, stone and timber for construction. Aristocratic land and slave owners occupied the island. Nowadays Paquetá presents a residential and touristy profile due to its cultural roots, its scenery and location.

National colors and symbols
The current national flag of Boavista is one of the state symbols, and consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in colours white, yellow and blue.

Geography
Close to the Tropic of Capricorn, where the shoreline is oriented east–west at the Guanabara Bay at the view of the Sugar Loaf, the "calling card" of Rio de Janeiro, Boavista lies on the plains of the western shore of Guanabara Bay. The greater portion of the kingdom is a plain terrain.

Climate
The climate of Boavista is a tropical savanna climate (Aw) that closely borders a tropical monsoon climate (Am) according to the Köppen climate classification, and is often characterized by long periods of heavy rain between December and March. The kingdom experiences hot, humid summers, and warm, sunny winters. In inland areas of the city, temperatures above 40 °C are common during the summer, though rarely for long periods, while maximum temperatures above 27 °C can occur on a monthly basis.