Nova Viçosa

Nova Viçosa is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.^[2][3][4][5] 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.^[6]

Nova Viçosa
Municipality
Fishing boat at Nova Viçosa
Flag Seal
Location in Bahia
Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Bahia
Mesoregion	Sul Baiano
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	43,783
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Nova Viçosa has a district called Posto da Mata, where a sub-prefecture.

See also

• List of municipalities in Bahia