Castro Alves, Bahia is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] It was known as Vila de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Curralinho, but it was rechristened Castro Alves in order to honor the poet who was born there.
Castro Alves, Bahia | |
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Municipality | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Bahia |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 274,648 sq mi (711,335 km2) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 26,318 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
