Jandaíra is the easternmost city in the
Brazil
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ian
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 ...
. The city is famous because of the
Mangue seco
Mangue Seco is a beach village in Jandaíra, Bahia, Brazil. It is famous in Brazil because of a soap-opera (telenovela) adaptation of the novel ''Tieta do Agreste'', by the Brazilian writer Jorge Amado, which was shot on its white beaches in 1996 ...
village and beach.
History
Among the main historical events in Jandaíra, the following stand out:
*1548 — Settlement of nearby Vila de Santa Cruz da Bela Vista by a group of shipwrecked
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s, part of the modern-day beach village of
Mangue Seco
Mangue Seco is a beach village in Jandaíra, Bahia, Brazil. It is famous in Brazil because of a soap-opera (telenovela) adaptation of the novel ''Tieta do Agreste'', by the Brazilian writer Jorge Amado, which was shot on its white beaches in 1996 ...
.
*1718 — Elevation of the village to the category of parish.
*1728 — Elevation of the parish to the category of village, with the name Abadia.
*1927 — Abadia changes to the current name Jandaíraz.
*1933 — Elevation to the category of municipality, with the title of Jandaíra.
References
Populated coastal places in Bahia
Municipalities in Bahia
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