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CACHOEIRA

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 924 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CACHOEIRA  , an important inland

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town of
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Bahia,
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Brazil, on the Paraguassfl
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river, about 48 m. from Sao
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Salvador, with which it is connected by river-boats . Pop . (189o) of the
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city, 12,607; of the
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municipality, 48,352 . The Bahia Central railway starts from this point and extends S. of W. to Machado Portella, 161 m., and N. to Feira de
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Santa
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Anna, 28 m . Although badly situated on the
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lower levels of the river (52 ft. above
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sea-level) and subject to destructive floods, Cachoeira is one of the most thriving commercial and
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industrial centres in the
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state . It exports
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sugar and
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tobacco and is noted for its
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cigar and
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cotton factories .

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