- Cachoeira
Cachoeira (Portuguese, meaning the
waterfall ), is an inlandtown ofBahia ,Brazil , on theParaguaçu River . The town exportssugar ,cotton andtobacco and is a thriving commercial and industrial centre.First settled by the Indians, it was later settled by the Portuguese families of Dias Adorno and Rodrigues Martins. It became known as Nossa Senhora do Rosário in 1674. It was a strategic area and was linked with the mining city of Salvador, the former colonial capital. It became a parish on
December 27 ,1693 . It also became Vila de Nossa Senhora do Rosário do Porto da Cachoeira do Paraguaçu in 1698.Sugar cane farming,
gold mining onrio das Contas , increased traffic on royal streets, and navigation on the Rio Paraguaçu combined to boost the regional economy in the beginning of the 18th century. In the beginning of 1800, the Cachoeirense society became very important politically. It actively participated in the war of theIndependence of Bahia .The town became a city under the imperial decree of
March 13 ,1873 (Provincial Law 43).Cachoeira is considered a national monument of the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico Artístico e Nacional (
IPHAN )It is currently undergoing a bit of a tourist revival, and is a centre of
candomblé .Population history
Bounding municipalities
*São Felix
Other
Cachoeira has schools or collegiates, high schools, churches, banks, supermarkets, squares and parks.
References
"This article incorporates a translation from the Portuguese
Wikipedia "External links
*pt icon http://www.citybrazil.com.br/ba/cachoeira/
*pt icon [http://www.icachoeira.com iCachoeira.com]
*pt icon [http://www.aguavivaresort.com.br/ Hotels in Bahia]id_cidade=8701®ioes=1024&estados=1213 Brazilian Touristic Portal]
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**Coordinates: coord|12|37|4|S|28|57|21|W|region:BR
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Rodrigo Antônio Falcão Brandão
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