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Bahia (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 12 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -12.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 042 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -42.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: First explored by Portuguese in early 16th cen.; in 19th cen., coffee & sugar production began on a large scale; terrain varies from swamp land to sandy areas; many people in region practice rituals of candomblé, a regional form of Roman Catholicism. |
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| Bahia (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Bahia (Portuguese)
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| Estado da Bahia (C,V,O,Portuguese)
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| Baía (C,V,Portuguese)
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| BR05 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Bahía (C,U,Spanish)
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| Estado de Bahia (C,U,English)
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Bahia (state) (P) |
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Nordeste (region (geographic)) (P) |
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Bahia (state) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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