Castro Alves, Bahia
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| Castro Alves, Bahia | |
|---|---|
| Municipality and town | |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Bahia |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Castro Alves, Bahia is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] It was formerly known as Vila de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Curralinho, but it was rechristened Castro Alves in order to honor the homonymous poet who was born in there.
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References
- ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
Coordinates: 12°45′57″S 39°25′40″W / 12.76583°S 39.42778°W
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