Santo Amaro, Bahia

Santo Amaro
Municipality

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Location in Bahia state
Santo Amaro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 12°32′49″S 38°42′43″W / 12.54694°S 38.71194°W / -12.54694; -38.71194Coordinates: 12°32′49″S 38°42′43″W / 12.54694°S 38.71194°W / -12.54694; -38.71194
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast Region
State Bahia
Mesoregion Metropolitana de Salvador
Area
 • Total 492.9 km2 (190.3 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 61,702
 • Density 130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)

Santo Amaro, also known as Santo Amaro da Purificação is a municipality in the state of Bahia in Brazil. The population is 61,702 (2015 est.) in an area of 492.9 km².[1] It is a suburb of Salvador and it is located in the metropolitan area of Salvador.[2]

The town

Santo Amaro da Purificação, located about 73 kilometres (45 mi) from the city of Salvador. It was established as a center of sugarcane production. It, along with Cachoeira and Nazare, became early regional urban and economic centers of the Recôncavo region. The city has numerous historic structures as a result of its colonial past, most notably the Igreja Matriz Santo Amaro da Purificação. Other historic structures include the remains of the mansions of former sugar barons and a municipal palace built in 1769. The area is noted for its nearby beautiful beaches, the Falls of Vitória, and the grotto of Bom Jesus dos Pobres.[3] The town features prominently in the novel The War of the Saints by Jorge Amado.[4]

Epidemic of 1855

A cholera epidemic occurred in 1855, killing approximately 50,000 in Santo Amaro and in Salvador, Bahia. Doctor Cypriano Barbosa Bettâmio gave his life leading efforts to combat the disease.[5]

Religion

According to the Brazilian Census of 2010, Santo Amaro is 77% Roman Catholic, 22% Evangelical, and 1% Spiritist. The statistics do not take into account Candomblé practitioners. Santo Amaro has both a large number of Candomblé terreiros (60) and a long tradition of religious syncretism between Candomblé and Roman Catholicism.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
  2. ↑ "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  3. ↑ Robinson, A.; Robinson, G. (2011). Brazil Handbook. Footprint. p. 400. ISBN 9781907263262. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  4. ↑ Caroso, Carlos (2011). Baía de Todos os Santos : aspectos humanos. Salvador: EDUFBA. p. 217. ISBN 9788523207618.
  5. ↑ Priego, N.; Lozano, S.; Asociación de Historiadores Latinoamericanistas Europeos (2007). Paradigmas, culturas y saberes: la transmisión del conocimiento científico a Latinoamérica (in Portuguese). AHILA. p. 97. ISBN 9788484893295. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  6. ↑ "Síntese das informações (Bahia, Santo Amaro)" (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-01.


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