City · Brazil
Nova Viçosa
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.
Good to know
- Population: 39,509.
- Area: 1326.1 sq km.
- Timezone: America/Bahia.