São Félix, Bahia
São Félix | |
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Municipality of São Félix | |
UTC−3 (BRT) | |
HDI (2010) | 0.639 – medium[3] |
Website | saofelix |
National Historic Heritage of Brazil | |
Designated | 2012 |
Reference no. | 1286 |
São Félix, Bahia is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. The municipality has a population of 14,762 with a population density of 142 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located 110 km (68 mi) from the state capital of Bahia, Salvador.[4]
São Félix directly faces Cachoeira across the Paraguaçu River; it also borders Muritiba, Maragogipe, Cruz das Almas, São Felipe, and Governador Mangabeira.[4]
History
São Félix has its origin in a
Tobacco production fueled the economy of São Félix from the eighteenth century to the first half of the nineteenth century. Its waterfront was lined with warehouses and three large cigar factories. São Félix became the largest producers of cigars in Brazil. Noted brands were Costa Penna, Dannemanm e Cia, and Simas Cardoso. The
The first parish church in São Félix was established in 1838 under the name of Nossa Senhora do Desterro do Outeiro Redondo. In 1857 the parish was renamed Senhor Deus Menino de São Félix. Luis Xavier Leal founded the Colégio São Félix in 1884 in the building that now houses the Municipal Market (Mercado Municipal) of São Félix. São Félix was separated from Cachoeira and became an independent municipality in 1889. It was elevated to the level of city in 1890 under the name of São Félix do Paraguaçú. The name was shorted to São Félix in 1931.[4][5][6]
Historic structures
São Félix is home to numerous colonial-period historic structures, some designated as Bahian state monuments. The protected Urban and Landscape Complex of the City of São Félix was established by the federal government in 1989.
- Saint Felix Church (Igreja do Senhor São Félix)
- Parish Church of the Infant Jesus (Igreja Matriz do Deus Menino)
- Municipal Market of São Félix (Mercado Municipal de São Félix)
- Town Hall of São Félix (Paço Municipal de São Félix)
- Terreiro Ilê Axé Ogunjá
- Terreiro Raiz de Ayrá
- Antiga Casa dos Hansen Bahia na Fazenda Santa Bárbara, the house of the artist Hansen Bahia
See also
References
- ^ Cidades IBGE
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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- ^ a b De Azevedo, Paulo Ormindo (2012). "Cachoeira and São Félix". Lisbon, Portugal: Heritage of Portuguese Influence/Património de Influência Portuguesa. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ a b c Lobo, Graça; Pellegrino Filho, Antonio Roberto, eds. (2015). Terreiros de Candomblé de Cachoeira e São Félix. Salvador, Bahia: Fundação Pedro Calmon, IPAC. pp. 47–48.
- ISBN 9788573340587.