Area 1,326 km² | Region Nordeste Time zone UTC -3 | |
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Nova Viçosa is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It was "discovered" in 1720 and became a municipality in 1962.
Map of Nova Vi%C3%A7osa - State of Bahia, Brazil
The municipality contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768 hectares (249,000 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.
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