Silvânia is a municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil. Around 1774, it was discovered gold in the region. There was an influx of gold mine…Silvânia is a municipality in southcentral Goiás state, Brazil. Around 1774, it was discovered gold in the region. There was an influx of gold miners; with them, it was brought a statue of Nosso Senhor of Bonfim. It gave name for the small village that was created, Bonfim. It became a municipality in 1857. It was renamed to Silvânia in 1943, in a homage to a local Silva family.
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