Jeremoabo is a
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 ...
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
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 ...
.
The municipality contains part of the
Raso da Catarina
The Raso da Catarina is an ecoregion in the ''caatinga'' biome of Bahia and Pernambuco, Brazil. It is a sandstone plateau, much eroded, that is extremely dry for most of the year. Vegetation includes low bushes, often thorny, Cactus, cacti and Bro ...
ecoregion.
The municipality contains the
Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest
The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest ( pt, Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Cocorobó) is an area of relevant ecological interest in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
Location
The Cocorobó Area of Relevant Ecological Interest is ...
, created in 1984.
The municipality contains part of the
Raso da Catarina Ecological Station
Raso da Catarina Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica Raso da Catarina) is a strictly protected ecological station in the state of Bahia in Brazil.
It lies in the Raso da Catarina ecoregion of the Caatinga biome.
Location
The ecologica ...
, created in 2001.
To the south of the ecological station it contains the
Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area
The Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra Branca / Raso da Catarina) is an environmental protection area in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
Its sandstone cliffs are home to the endanger ...
, also created in 2001.
Notable people
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Jemerson
Jemerson de Jesus Nascimento (born 24 August 1992), known simply as Jemerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Atlético Mineiro.
Club career
Born in Jeremoabo, Bahia, Jemerson only played as an amateur ...
(footballer)
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.
See also
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References
Municipalities in Bahia
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