The city is known as Amazon Portal being situated in the gateway to the western Amazon region and is also known as City Climate of Amazon for having a lower temperature, compared to other cities in the North. In times of colonization also received the nickname of Eldorado Amazon. The term referred to the town of Eldorado, according to Indian legend, was made of solid gold.
The name "Vilhena" was named by Rondon in honor of the chief engineer of the Organization of Maranhão Telegraph Public Alvaro de Melo Coutinho Vilhena. This, in 1908, was appointed by the President Director General of Telegraphs
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