Bom Nome is a village and district within the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
São José do Belmonte in the state of
Pernambuco
Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...
,
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 ...
.
[(26 October 2017)]
Belmonte: Poço artesiano perfurado em Bom Nome, irá beneficiar mais de 100 famílias
''Blog Do Silva Lima'' (story about new well built near Bon Nome)[(13 May 2017)]
Belmonte: Prefeito apoia PM com aluguel de casa no Distrito do Bom Nome
''Blog Do Silva Lima'' (article about new police station confirms that Bon Nome is a district within the municipality) It is located approximately 19 km southeast of the city São José do Belmonte along
BR-361 and approximately 35 km west of the city of
Serra Talhada along
BR-232.
The village's name, which means "good name," comes from the Capela de
Santo Antônio de Bom Nome (Chapel of St. Anthony the Good Name) completed in 1905. The village developed around the chapel. They celebrate
St. Anthony's feast day on June 13 each year.
[Valdir José Nogueira de Moura (13 June 2016)]
Cultura: Bom Nome, sob a proteção de Santo Antonio
''Blog Do Silva Lima''[(13 June 2016)]
Belmonte: Festa de Santo Antonio no Distrito de Bom Nome foi um sucesso. Veja as Fotos!!!
''Blog Do Silva Lima''
The famous Brazilian composer
Moacir Santos
Moacir Santos (26 July 1926 – 6 August 2006) was a Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist and music educator. Musicians such as Baden Powell, Bola Sete and Wilson das Neves studied under him. As a composer, Santos worked with Nara Leão, Rob ...
(1926–2006) may have been born in the village (sources vary), and certainly came from the same general region.
[(30 September 2015)]
De Bom Nome para Hollywood: a trajetória do maestro Moacir Santos
''Tribuna Belmontense''
References
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Populated places in Pernambuco