Cachoeira

The place Cachoeira is located in the State of Bahia in Brazil. Its origins go back to the conquest of Brazil. Cachoeira is surrounded by a large sugar cane and tobacco area is historically linked with the history of slavery in Brazil. In 2003 the population of 31 071 inhabitants ( IBGE ) was. The total area of the municipality is 398 km ². In Cachoeira many buildings from the colonial period have been preserved.

History

Before the conquest, the area around Cachoeira was inhabited by indigenous peoples. Under the Portuguese Cachoeira was a crossroads of important trade routes, where products from the Sertão and from Minas Gerais to Salvador Bahia were brought there, which was then still the capital of Brazil. Cachoeira received city rights in 1698 and was called Vila de Nossa Senhora do Rosário do Porto da Cachoeira do Paraguaçu, since the location is near waterfalls of the river Paraguaçu.

The cultivation of sugar cane and the production of gold in the nearby Rio das Contas and the expansion of the river port of Cachoeira led to an intensification of trade in the 18th century. Cachoeira also played a significant role in the fighting for the independence of Brazil from 1821.

Cachoeira is a national historic monument in Brazil which was proclaimed by the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional ( IPHAN ).

Attractions

• Paraguaçu
• Vila de Belém de Cachoeira
• Capela Nossa Senhora da Penha
• Convent of São Francisco do Paraguaçu
• The Bridge of King Dom Pedro II
• Monastery Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo