Teixeira de Freitas

Teixeira de Freitas on the map of Bahia

Teixeira de Freitas is a Brazilian city in the state of Bahia. The population is officially 138 341 inhabitants in an area of ​​1164 km ². The current mayor is called João Bosco Bitencourt PT and located after his election in 2012 in office.

History

The first settlements in Teixeira de Freitas resulted from the rich wood stocks in this region. From individual farmsteads slowly developed the first parish of São José de Itanhem. The name was created by the nearby river Itanhem. In the 50s, when there was still plenty of untouched jungle, Hermenegildo Félix de Almeida and José Júlio de Oliveira began with the Industrial deforestation in this region.

Later, the families of Joel Antunes, Manoel de Etelvina, José Aurélio de Oliveira, Duca Ferreira dos and the Guerra family built the first houses. On April 14, 1958, the first marriage was performed in the chapel of Sao Pedro. The bride and groom José Aurélio de Oliveira and D. Izaura Matias de Jesus were married by brother Olavo ( OFM).

After the deforestation in Alcobaca, Água Fria de Goiás later Medeiros Neto the clearing towards the port of Santa Luzia in Nova Vicosa went forward slowly. Thus it was that Teixeira was one of the last clearing. Teixeira de Freitas, which was called at this time, also popularly known as " Povoado Perna Aberta " has its historical core in the streets Avenida Marechal Castelo Branco and Princesa Isabel, where they meet at the crossroads of the house Barbosa. Due to the lucrative timber business came to a very high immigration with traders, farmers and fishermen from the surrounding regions.

In 1958, the municipality of São José de Itanhem was renamed by the state government of Bahia in Teixeira de Freitas, Mário Augusto Teixeira after the statistician de Freitas.

Demographics

In 1970, the city reached according to census ( censo demográfico ) a population of 1000 inhabitants. After the establishment of the federal highway BR -101 changed this explosively, so there was a few years later in 1980, more than 40,000 inhabitants. Teixeira de Freitas is now one of the most important and fastest growing cities in the region of Bahia Sul with over 139,000 inhabitants ( 2010).

Age pyramid of the population of Teixeira de Freitas in 2010

Climate

In Teixeira de Freitas a humid - tropical climate. The average annual temperature is 23 ° C. The maximum temperature is 30 ° C and at 19 ° C. Minimalteperatur The rainy season is from October to March. The average rainfall is 1100-1300 mm per year.

Economy

Number of companies:

Education

The city has 62 schools with 23,210 students. The school system is composed of private and public educational institutions with more than 15,000 students in the 1 ° and 2 ° are registered gray (similar to primary and secondary) in the public schools. In public schools teach more than 820 teachers. There are also a number of private schools.

Former Mayor

Mayor of Teixeira de Freitas: