Nova Viçosa is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It was "discovered" in 1720 and became a municipality in 1962. The municipality contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.
Nova Viçosa has a district called Posto da Mata, where a sub-prefecture.
Nova Viçosa used to be known as Vila Viçosa.
See also List of municipalities in Bahia
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