The main economic activities are cattle raising (19,054 head in 2003) and agriculture, especially corn, sugarcane, rice, and bananas.
Industrial establishments: 9
Commercial retail establishments: 63
Dairies: Amarildo José Missiato. (22/05/2006)
Meat packing plant: Vitacharque Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos Ltda. (22/05/2006)
Motor vehicles in 2007: 515 automobiles and pickup trucks, giving a ratio of 9 inhabitants for each motor vehicle.
Area of Main crops in 2006
Corn: 950 ha.
Sugarcane: 1,990 ha.
Rice: 350 ha.
Bananas: 100 ha.
Soybeans: 250 ha.
Farm data
Number of farms: 197
Total agricultural area: 9,472 ha.
Planted area: 2,604 ha.
Area of natural pasture: 5,657 ha.
Persons employed in agriculture: 500
Health and education
The infant mortality rate in 2000 was 24.88. There were 2 small hospitals with 24 beds.
The literacy rate in 2000 was 83.2. In 2004 there were 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school.
Source: IBGE 2004
Americano do Brasil had a score 0.732 on the Municipal Human Development Index, giving it a state ranking of 138 (out of 242 municipalities)
and a national ranking of 2,384 (out of 5,507 municipalities). All data are from 2000
