Nazaré, also known as Nazaré das Farinhas, is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
Bahia
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in the
North-East region of
Brazil
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. The municipality has a population of 28,594 with a
population density
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of 107 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located from the state capital of Bahia,
Salvador
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. Nazaré is within the
Bahian Recôncavo, an interior region of the state of Bahia. It borders the municipalities of
Muniz Ferreira,
Aratuípe,
Jaguaripe,
São Felipe, and
Maragogipe
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. The
Jaguaripe River crosses through the middle of the town. It is sits on the intersection of two Bahian state highways,
BA-001 and
BA-046.
History
Nazaré was settled by the
Tupinambá people
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. Portuguese settlers arrived in the second half of the sixteenth century. Fernão Cabral de Ataíde settled on the right bank of the
Jaguaripe River, and called the settlement the Sesmaria de Jaguaripe.
Economy
Nazaré is noted for its production of
palm oil
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, cachaça, and ceramics. The town also supports a small fishing industry.
Historic structures
Nazaré is home to several colonial-period historic structures, some designated as Brazilian national monuments by the
National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute
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.
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Conception (Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré)
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Chapel of Our Lady of Nazareth at Camamu (Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré de Camamú)
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Conception (Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição)
The Cine Teatro Rio Branco is the oldest functioning cinema in Brazil.
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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