- Santo Antônio de Jesus
Santo Antônio de Jesus (first part, Portuguese meaning "Saint Anthony") is a city in the eastern part of the state of
Bahia ,Brazil and is located about 187 km west of the capital of Salvador. It serves the capital of the micro-region of the same name and is part of theMetropolitana de Salvador . Its coordinates are 12.966/12° 58' 8" S and the longitude is 39.25578/39° 15' 29" W. It has 86,876 inhabitants and the area is 259.213 km². Its density is 335.2/km² (2006 ).Neighboring municipalities
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Aratuípe
*Laje
*São Miguel das Matas
*Varzedo Population history
Information
It is an important commercial and a service centre in the micro-region and It is attracting big companies to the city as: Lojas Americanas, Ricardo Eletro and Loja Exclusiva Ortobom. It also features yearly festivals and it attracts tourism.
Persons
Famous persons includes Júnior, a five-time champion for the
Brazilian national football team offootball (soccer) , and the singer named Netinho.Other
Santo Antônio de Jesus has schools or collegiates, a high school, churches, banks, supermarkets, squares and parks.
References
"This article incorporates a translation from the Portuguese
Wikipedia "External links
*pt icon http://www.citybrazil.com.br/ba/stoantoniojesus/
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