Nova Viçosa
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Fishing boat at Nova Viçosa
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| Region | Nordeste | |
| State | Bahia | |
| Mesoregion | Sul Baiano | |
| Time zone | UTC -3 | |
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 hectares (249,000 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.
Nova Viçosa has a district called Posto da Mata, where a sub-prefecture.
Coordinates: 17°53′S 39°22′W / 17.883°S 39.367°W
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