Itamaraju is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
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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.
"Itamaraju" is a word from the
Tupi language
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meaning "rock of the trees of Jucuruçu" from the terms itá (rock), mara (woods), and ju (first syllable of the
Jucuruçu River
The Jucurucu River is a river of Bahia and Minas Gerais states in eastern Brazil.
See also
*List of rivers of Bahia
*List of rivers of Minas Gerais
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[translated from Portuguese Wikipedia]
History
On 22 April 1500 a Portuguese fleet under the command of the explorer
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral ( or ; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; c. 1467 or 1468 – c. 1520) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in ...
, seen by many as the first European to arrive in Brazil, recorded their sighting of
Monte Pascoal
Monte Pascoal is a mountain to the south of the city of Porto Seguro, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
According to history, it was the first part of land viewed by Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral, allegedly
In law, an allegation is ...
which became a European settlement and, subsequently, the municipality of
Prado
The Prado Museum ( ; ), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum
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. Itamaraju became and until 1961 remained a piece of the territory of Prado. On 5 October 1961 Itamaraju formally obtained municipal autonomy, its separation from Prado led by José Gomes de Almeida and Antônio Fontes Mascarenhas.
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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