Santa Rita de Cássia, Administrative municipality in western Bahia, Brazil.
Santa Rita de Cássia is a municipality in west-central Bahia with a large rural territory crossed by the Rio Preto river flowing from west to east. The landscape features rolling hills and river valleys dotted with native vegetation typical of the region.
The settlement began in the 1600s when cattle herders arrived in the region and established farming communities. This ranching activity laid the foundation for the area to become a formal municipality in 1840.
The municipality maintains agricultural roots through family farming and the production of regional goods like liqueurs and sweets made by local artisans. These crafts form an important part of how people here earn their livelihood and connect with each other.
The municipality sits at moderate elevation in a rural area, several hundred kilometers from major urban centers, so travel requires planning ahead. Road access varies with the rainy and dry seasons, so timing your visit to the drier months can make getting around easier.
Two different native plant environments meet and blend here, creating an unusual ecological zone that visitors rarely expect to find in a single municipality. The hills and valleys display elements from both ecosystems side by side in ways that make the landscape quite distinctive.
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