Castro Alves, Bahia | |
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Municipality | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Nordeste |
State | Bahia |
Government | |
Area | |
• Total | 274,648 sq mi (711,335 km2) |
Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 26,318 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Castro Alves, Bahia is amunicipality in thestate ofBahia in theNorth-East region ofBrazil.[2][3][4][5] It was known asVila de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Curralinho, but it was rechristenedCastro Alves in order to honor the poet who was born there.
12°45′57″S39°25′40″W / 12.76583°S 39.42778°W /-12.76583; -39.42778