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Location Northeast Region, Brazil, Brazil Offshore water bodies Atlantic Ocean, Baía de Todos os Santos | ||
The Itapagipe Peninsula ([itapaˈʒipi]) is a peninsula located in the city of Salvador, capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia. The peninsula comprises Administrative Region III, including the neighborhoods of Alagados, Boa Viagem beach, Bonfim, Monte Serrat, Ribeira, Uruguai, Mares, Roma, Caminho de Areia, Vila Ruy Barbosa, and Massaranduba, among others. The Church of Our Lady of Penha (Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha) occupies the northern tip of the peninsula.
Etymology
The name "Itapagipe" comes from the Tupi language and means "place of the stone in the river" (ita, stone + paba, place + 'y, river + pe, in).
References
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