Alagoinhas is a city in the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which ...

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 b ...

. It is located at around . It was founded in 1852. In 1974, the city was made the seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Alagoinhas The Roman Catholic Diocese of Alagoinhas ( la, Dioecesis Alacunensis) is a diocese located in the city of Alagoinhas in the Ecclesiastical province of São Salvador da Bahia in Brazil. History * 28 October 1974: Established as Diocese of Alago ...

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