Firmino Alves is a
municipality
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in the
state
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Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...
in the
North-East region of
Brazil
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. It covers , and has a population of 5,629 with a population density of 33.15 inhabitants per square kilometer. Remanso was originally inhabited by
indigenous people
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of the
Baiana or
Paraguaçu ethnic group. Leonel Vieira Lima started a
manioc
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farm and flour factory in 1935. Other families followed and formed the village Itamirim in 1938. Firmino Alves became an independent municipality on August 27, 1962 when it was separated from the municipality of
Ibicaraí. It consists of two districts: Firmino Alves, the municipal seat, and Itaiá.
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.
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References
Municipalities in Bahia
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