🇧🇷 Teixeira de Freitas is a city in the extreme south of the Brazilian state of Bahia, on the margins of BR-101 highway. It is one of the largest cities in the state.
History The city had its origin as a crossroads, and has always maintained its character as a place that draws entrepreneurs from other regions. Major expansion of industry in the area, combined with the growth of eucalyptus plantations, has adversely impacted small-scale agriculture in the surrounding rural areas, resulting in declining population in those rural areas. Teixeira de Freitas has also a busy commercial district and the economy has developed a lot lately thanks to the migration of the population from surrounding towns.
Economy It has an agricultural economy, based in cattle ranching and raising crops. There is also a large production of Eucalyptus destined to the extraction of cellulose on factories in the region. The city is a regional commercial centre, serving approximately 14 municipalities.
Education In the year 2015, the municipality contained 50 preschool institutions, 76 primary education institutions and 12 high schools. In total, there are 30,131 enrolled students.
Teixeira de Freitas is a centre of regional education, offering technical and higher education courses for the local population and nearby cities. The Federal Institute Baiano (IF Baiano) the campus Paulo Freire of the Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB), the campus X Bahia State University (UNEB), two campuses of the Faculty of the South of Bahia (FASB), and a campus of the Pitágoras Faculty (Pitágoras) are all located in the municipality, in addition to other technical and higher education institutions.
Transport Teixeira de Freitas had a regional airport, with flew to Belo Horizonte every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Teixeira de Freitas has a population of over 162,438 people. Teixeira de Freitas also forms part of the wider Ilhéus-Itabuna District which has a population of over 661,396 people. It is also a part of the larger Bahia State.
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🇧🇴 Santa Cruz de la Sierra -17.784
🇧🇴 Santa Cruz -17.8
🇿🇲 Livingstone -17.847
🇧🇷 Teófilo Otoni -17.852
🇧🇷 Juazeiro do Norte -39.333
🇧🇷 Santo Antônio de Jesus -39.263
🇧🇷 Porto Seguro -39.065
🇧🇷 São Mateus -39.85
🇧🇷 Senhor do Bonfim -40.188
🇧🇷 Itapetinga -40.256
🇧🇷 Vila Velha -40.294
🇧🇷 Greater Vitória -40.308
Locations Near: Teixeira de Freitas -39.7163,-17.5415
🇧🇷 São Mateus -39.85,-18.7 d: 129.6
🇧🇷 Eunápolis -39.582,-16.367 d: 131.3
🇧🇷 Porto Seguro -39.065,-16.451 d: 139.6
🇧🇷 Teófilo Otoni -41.511,-17.852 d: 193.2
🇧🇷 Linhares -40.064,-19.389 d: 208.7
🇧🇷 Colatina -40.632,-19.538 d: 242.1
🇧🇷 Aracruz -40.267,-19.823 d: 260.3
🇧🇷 Itapetinga -40.256,-15.254 d: 260.8
🇧🇷 Governador Valadares -41.933,-18.85 d: 275.7
Antipodal to: Teixeira de Freitas 140.284,17.542
🇲🇵 Saipan 145.753,15.189 d: 19375.7
🇬🇺 Hagåtña 144.746,13.467 d: 19356.5
🇬🇺 Tamuning 144.767,13.483 d: 19356.1
🇬🇺 Dededo 144.836,13.515 d: 19353.1
🇵🇼 Ngerulmud 134.627,7.487 d: 18740
🇦🇺 Bundaberg 152.353,24.874 d: 18523
🇯🇵 Ginowan 127.78,26.279 d: 18402
🇯🇵 Naha 127.702,26.199 d: 18400.6
🇯🇵 Tomigusuku 127.667,26.15 d: 18400.7