Nova Viçosa
Nova Viçosa | |
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Municipality | |
Fishing boat at Nova Viçosa | |
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Location in Bahia | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Bahia |
| Mesoregion | Sul Baiano |
| Population (2020 ) | |
• Total | 43,783 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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. The municipality contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768-hectare (249,000-acre) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.
Nova Viçosa has a district called Posto da Mata, where a sub-prefecture.
Nova Viçosa used to be known as Vila Viçosa.