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Ilhéus (Portuguese: [iˈʎɛws]) is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 211 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism centers of the northeast of Brazil.

Ilhéus
Municipality
The Municipality of São Jorge dos Ilhéos
Beach in Ilhéus (June 2006)
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Princesinha do Sul (Little Princess of the South)
Location of Ilhéus
Coordinates: 14°47′20″S 39°02′56″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Bahia
Founded	28 June 1536
Government
• Mayor	Mário Alexandre
Area [1]
• Total	1,588.555 km2 (613.345 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population  (2020 est.[2])
• Total	159,923
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Geography

As of 2020 Ilhéus had approximately 159,923 inhabitants, with an area of 1850 km sq, and its downtown is located 1 km away from the Atlantic Ocean.

Climate

Ilhéus has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen: Af).

Economy

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The city was once one of the biggest exporters of cocoa beans.

The city's economy is based mainly on tourism, as a result of its beaches and cultural heritage that includes early Portuguese buildings, history and culinary distinctions, which bring to the city many Brazilian and foreign tourists.

Urban infrastructure

There is a proposal for the construction of a new deep water port which due to impact has been opposed by environmental activists but has been accepted by the government as important for the economy.[6]

Transport

• Road: BR-101 connects it to Itabuna and beyond.
• Air: Ilhéus Jorge Amado Airport with daily flights of Azul Brazilian Airlines, GOL and LATAM Brasil

with destinations Belo Horizonte-Confins (CNF), Campinas (VCP), Salvador (SSA), São Paulo-Congonhas (CGH) and São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU).

• Sea: Port of Ilhéus.

Culture

Ilhéus is the hometown of Jorge Amado, the best known writer in Brazil. He wrote over 25 novels, which were translated into 48 languages and stayed on bestseller lists in 52 countries. His novels like Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon and Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands portray life and customs in the Northeastern region of Brazil. The plots of these and his other major works largely treat the lives of poor urban and rural black and mulatto communities of Bahia, as well as the land wars that raged in Ilhéus, where cocoa barons killed each other for power and cocoa plantations.

Conservation

The municipality contains a small part of the 23,262 hectares (57,480 acres) Una Wildlife Refuge, which surrounds the Una Biological Reserve in the neighboring municipality of Una.[7] It contains 15% of the 9,275 hectares (22,920 acres) Serra do Conduru State Park, created in 1997.[8] It contains part of the 157,745 hectares (389,800 acres) Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada Environmental Protection Area, created in 1993. The APA is threatened by water pollution from sewage and garbage, since most of the communities have no sanitation. There are irregular settlements of squatters in the coastal area. Other threats include irregular fishing, deforestation, fires, hunting and the illegal trade in wild animals.[9]

Sister city

• Davenport, Iowa (2005)

Notable people

• George Santos Silva, footballer
• Ricardo Nascimento, footballer

References

External links

• Ilhéus Eventos (in Portuguese)
• Emprega Ilhéus (in Portuguese)
• Hotel Guide
• A Região, notícias de Ilhéus (in Portuguese)
• Verao.com - Guia de Ilhéus e região (in Portuguese)
• Brasilheus (site in English and Portuguese)
• Brasil Destinos (in Portuguese)

На других языках

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- [en] Ilhéus

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[es] Ilhéus

Ilhéus es un municipio brasileño del estado de Bahía. Es la ciudad más extensa del litoral entre los municipios bahianos. Se la considera la capital del cacao y la capital de la "Princesinha do Sul" (Princesita del sur). Su economía se basa en la agricultura, el turismo y las industrias. Era el primer productor de cacao del mundo hasta que la enfermedad conocida como "escoba de bruja" infectó las plantaciones, reduciendo notoriamente la producción. Ilhéus fue fundada en 1536 y consiguió la categoría de ciudad en 1881. Es conocida mundialmente por ambientar las novelas de Jorge Amado, famoso escritor bahiano, como Gabriela, Clavo y Canela. Conocida también como "IOS", sigla que respecta la grafía antigua del nombre de la ciudad, São Jorge dos Ilhéos, que es utilizado en los pasajes de avión.

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[ru] Ильеус

Илье́ус (порт. Ilhéus) — муниципалитет в Бразилии, входит в штат Баия. Составная часть мезорегиона Юг штата Баия. Входит в экономико-статистический микрорегион Ильеус-Итабуна. Население составляет 220 144 человека на 2007 год. Занимает площадь 1 840,991 км². Плотность населения — 120 чел./км².

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