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Vaza-Barris River
The Vaza-Barris River ( pt, Rio Vaza-Barris) is a river in northeastern Brazil. The Vaza-Barris originates in northeastern Bahia state, and flows east through Bahia and Sergipe states to empty into the Atlantic Ocean near São Cristóvão. Course The Vaza-Barris is a perennial river about in length. The source of the river is at the foot of the Serra dos Macacos in interior of Bahia near the town of Uauá. In the municipality of Canudos, Bahia, the river is impounded by the Cocorobó Dam. Is watershed above the dam drains an area of . Further east, the river defines the south boundary of the Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area in the municipality of Jeremoabo, Bahia. After leaving Bahia it flows through Sergipe to the coast. See also *List of rivers of Bahia *List of rivers of Sergipe List of rivers in Sergipe (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador (formerly known as "Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos", literally "City of the Saint Savior of the Bay of All the Saints"), on a spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a monarchial stronghold dominated by agricultural, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a predominantly working-class industrial and agricultural state. The state is home to 7% of the Brazilian population and produces 4.2% of the country's GDP. Name The name of the state derives from the earlier captaincy of Bahia de Todos os Santos, named for Bay of All Saints (' in modern Portuguese), a major feature of its coastline. The bay itself was named by the explorer Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population, seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and List of cities in Brazil by population, its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergipe
Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Sergipe borders Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north. Aracaju is the capital and the largest city in the state; the state is divided into 75 municipalities. The state has 1.1% of the Brazilian population and produces only 0.6% of the Brazilian GDP. Geography As with most of the states in northeastern Brazil, inland Sergipe is almost entirely savanna ('' caatinga''), and its coastline is characterized by mangroves, swamps and sandy beaches. A small strip of tropical rainforest runs down the coast. The São Francisco River forms its northern boundary, and the drainage of the northern part of the state is northward and eastward to that river. The southern half of the state slopes eastward and is drained directly into the At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe and Asia from the "New World The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. ..." of the Americas in the European perception of Earth, the World. The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and North America, North and South America to the west. As one component of the interconnected World Ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Southern Ocean in the south (other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Cristóvão
São Cristóvão (, ''Saint Christopher'') is a Brazilian municipality in the Northeastern state of Sergipe. Founded at the mouth of the Vaza-Barris River on January 1, 1590, the municipality is the fourth oldest settlement in Brazil. São Cristóvão is noted for its historic city square, São Francisco Square, and numerous early colonial-period buildings. The site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. São Cristóvão covers , making it the third largest settlement in the state of Sergipe behind Aracaju and Nossa Senhora do Socorro. Its population is 91,093 (est. 2020) and has a population density of 196.43 per km2 (508.8/sq mi). São Cristóvão is home to the Federal University of Sergipe, which was established in 1968. History São Cristóvão was established by the Portuguese (in a time when Portugal, Spain and the Naples kingdoms were under the rule of Philip II of Spain) as one of the first colonization attempts in Sergipe, which makes the city the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uauá
Uauá ronounce: uauais a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Meaning The Word "Uauá" is a Tupi-Guarani origin word. History Uauá developed in the 18th century when Francisco Ribeiro created a farm, called 'Uauá' at the banks of the river Vaza-Barris on property belonging to Garcia d'Ávila. A village developed near the farm. In 1896, it was the camp for an Army Infantry Company which fought in the Guerra de Canudos or "Canudo's War". In 1905, after recovering from the damage caused by the Canudos War, it became the district seat of the Community of Monte Santo by the Brazilian state law 590, of July 8, 1905. After some time, it was elevated to the Borough Category by the Brazilian state law 1866 of July 9, 1926. By 1931, the municipality of Uauá had become extinct and its territory was once again a district of the Community of Monte Santo, by Brazilian state decrees 7455 of June 23, 1931, and 7479, dated July 8, 1931. In 1933, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canudos
Canudos is a municipality in the northeast region of Bahia, Brazil. The original town, since flooded by the Cocorobó Dam, was the scene of violent clashes between peasants and republican police in the 1890s. The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina ecoregion. History The town of Canudos was founded in the racially diverse Bahia state of northeastern Brazil in 1893 by Antônio Vicente Mendes Maciel, an itinerant preacher from Ceara. Mendes Maciel had been wandering through the backroads and lesser-inhabited areas of the country from the 1870s onwards, followed by a band of loyal supporters. As his following swelled, he took on the name Antônio Conselheiro (''Antônio the Counselor'') and increasingly began to trouble the local authorities, who saw him as a Monarchist and thus a threat to their legitimacy. Settlement In 1893, following a protest over taxation and a violent melee with the police forces in Masseté, Conselheiro and his band settled on an abandoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocorobó Dam
The Cocorobó Dam ( pt, Açude Cocorobó) is a dam in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It provides a reservoir of water for irrigation and drinking in the arid ''caatinga'' environment of the Raso da Catarina. The reservoir covers the ruins of the city of Canudos, scene of the War of Canudos in 1896–97. Location The Cocorobó Dam is in the Raso da Catarina region of the driest part of Bahia. The dam is about from the state capital, Salvador, near the junction of highways BR-116 and BR-225. It is in the municipality of Canudos. The Vaza Barria project, which built the dam, was to irrigate , control floods, support fish farming and supply water to the town of Nova Canudos. The dam is owned by the Departamento Nacional de Obras Contras as Secas (DNOCS). The reservoir submerged the ruined city of Canudos, location of the War of Canudos (1896–97). This was apparently a deliberate effort to erase memories of the suppression of a popular revolt by the republican army in 1896–97. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Branca / Raso Da Catarina Environmental Protection Area
The Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina) is an environmental protection area in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Its sandstone cliffs are home to the endangered Lear's macaw. Location The Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area is in the municipality of Jeremoabo in the northeast of Bahia. It has an area of within the large Raso da Catarina region. It is bounded to the south by the Vaza-Barris River and to the north by the federally-administered Raso da Catarina Ecological Station. Environment The climate is semi-arid, the driest region of Bahia. Average temperatures are . Average annual rainfall is about , falling unpredictably during a few days in the winter. Although there is a shortage of surface water, which is found only in the valleys of the São Francisco and Vaza-Barris rivers, there may be large underground reserves. The whole area is covered by ''caati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremoabo
Jeremoabo is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina ecoregion. The municipality contains the Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 1984. The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001. To the south of the ecological station it contains the Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area, also created in 2001. Notable people * Jemerson (footballer) See also *List of municipalities in Bahia This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Bahia (BA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia is divided into 417 municipalities, which are grouped into 32 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregions. See also ... References Municipalities in Bahia {{Bahia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Bahia
List of rivers in Bahia (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Bahia drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin São Francisco Basin * São Francisco River ** Curaçá River ** Salitre River ** Jacaré River ** Vereda Pimenteira ** Verde River ** Grande River *** Preto River **** Do Ouro River **** Riachão River **** Sapão River *** Branco River **** Rio de Janeiro ***** Das Balsas River *** Das Ondas River **** Das Pedras River *** São Desidério River *** Das Fêmeas River **** Galheirão River **** Roda Velha River *** Das Porcos River ** Paramirim River *** Juazeiro River ** Santo Onofre River ** Corrente River *** Das Éguas River (Correntina River) **** Arrojado River *** Do Meio River **** Guará River *** Formoso River **** Pratudão River ** Das Rãs River *** Carnaíba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Sergipe
List of rivers in Sergipe (Brazilian State). The list is arranged by drainage basin from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name and ordered from downstream to upstream. All rivers in Sergipe drain to the Atlantic Ocean. By Drainage Basin * São Francisco River ** Betume River (Poxim River) ** Salgado River ** Capivara River *** Cachorro River ** Campos Novos River ** Jacaré River * Sapucaia River * Japaratuba River ** Siriri River * Sergipe River ** Poxim River *** Poxim Mirim River *** Poxim Açu River ** Pomonga River ** Parnamirim River ** Do Sal River ** Cotinguiba River ** Jacarecica River ** Jacoca River ** Cágado River ** Da Campanha River ** Salgado River ** Das Lajes River *** Socavão River * Vaza-Barris River ** Santa Maria River *** Pitanga River ** Salgado River * Piauí River ** Indiaroba River ** Pagão River ** Fundo River ** Piauitinga River ** Arauá River ** Jacaré River * Real R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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