Pé de Serra
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| Country | Brazil |
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| Region | Northeast |
| State | Bahia |
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| - Mayor | José Carneiro Rios (PFL) |
| Area | |
| - City | 558.438 km² (215.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 286 m (938.3 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| - City | 10.966 |
| - Density | 19.6/km² (50.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| Website: www.pedeserranet.com | |
Pé de Serra (Mountain Foot in english) is a Brazilian city of Bahia state. It's a place in Sisaleira region, Microregion of Serrinha (Microrregião de Serrinha, in portuguese). It was emacipated in March, 20th 1985 and the population in the sense of IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatísticas - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statisticians) of 2005 was 11,328. The territorial area is 558 km².
The city of Pé de Serra is situated in the hillsides of the Mountain Lion. However, it's between the two main mountains, Lion, and the Bugi. Beyond the urban area of the headquarters, the city also has it other urban centers, that are the towns.
[edit] History
It's counted that for 1745 return, three portugueses brothers exploring a vast region in fertile land search, has camped next the Riachão do Jacuípe, at the time, a cattle farm.
Certain time continuing the explored work, had led obtains a dog that is lost, reappearing days later in the encampment. Water ad food to it hed given. Surprising to all the dog it the offered food, but it didn't drink the water even so was drought time.
Distrustful, they had started to observe it. Some time later had perceived the dog to enter in an underbrush of gravatá and to leave all wet there. Of this form a minadouro well was discovered, which had given the name of "Heath of the Pé de Serra (Foot of Mountain)”. From there the origin of the name “Pé de Serra (Foot of Mountain)”.
The city was emancipated in March, 20th of 1985, separate of Riachão do Jacuípe and had its resultant appearance of the formation of a cattle farm.
