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Historyedit
Nova Almeida was founded in 1556 by Jesuit priests who wanted to spread the Christian faith amongst native Amerindians. First founded under the name "Reis Magos" (now the name of the river at whose mouth it rests), it was then known as "Aldeia Nova" (taking that name from neighbouring Aldeia Nova, which today is Santa Cruz). It later changed to its current name, Nova Almeida. Around 1760, there were about 3000 Tupiniquim Amerindians living here, forming the bulk of Nova Almeida's population.
Geographyedit
Nova Almeida's area is 547 km2 (211 sq mi), and it lies on the coast at sea level. It is now considered part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area, since it lies within Serra.
Economyedit
This town has undergone great transformation in the last 30 years or so; from a typical rural area, it has become an international hub for commerce and industry. Today, it has two large-scale ports as part of its infrastructure and a number of industrial enterprises.
nova, almeida, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, remove. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nova Almeida news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nova Almeida is a neighbourhood bairro in Portuguese in the municipality of Serra in the State of Espirito Santo Brazil The town is located about 30 km 19 mi north of the state capital Vitoria It has a population of around 266 800 citation needed Vista de Praia Grande Nova Almeida Serra ES Brasil panoramio 37 jpgHistory editNova Almeida was founded in 1556 by Jesuit priests who wanted to spread the Christian faith amongst native Amerindians First founded under the name Reis Magos now the name of the river at whose mouth it rests it was then known as Aldeia Nova taking that name from neighbouring Aldeia Nova which today is Santa Cruz It later changed to its current name Nova Almeida Around 1760 there were about 3000 Tupiniquim Amerindians living here forming the bulk of Nova Almeida s population Geography editNova Almeida s area is 547 km2 211 sq mi and it lies on the coast at sea level It is now considered part of the Greater Vitoria metropolitan area since it lies within Serra Economy editThis town has undergone great transformation in the last 30 years or so from a typical rural area it has become an international hub for commerce and industry Today it has two large scale ports as part of its infrastructure and a number of industrial enterprises 20 03 S 40 12 W 20 050 S 40 200 W 20 050 40 200 nbsp This geographical article relating to Espirito Santo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nova Almeida amp oldid 1173497020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
