Ituaçu (alternately spelled Ituassú, Ituassu or Ituacu) is a city in the

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region of

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, Brazil. The city is 530 km from

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, the capital city of Bahia. It is the birthplace of singer

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, while another singer

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lived there from 2 months old. The climate is temperate, falling to 12 °C during the winter. Its estimated population in 2020 is 19,030.IBGE 2020
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