Lauro de Freitas, Metropolitan municipality in Greater Salvador, Brazil
Located along the North Coast of Bahia, Lauro de Freitas extends over 57 square kilometers between Salvador and Camaçari at 30 meters above sea level.
The area transformed from Santo Amaro de Ipitanga district into an independent municipality in 1962, named after engineer Lauro Farani Pedreira de Freitas.
The Mother Church of Santo Amaro de Ipitanga stands as a seventeenth-century colonial monument connected to Jesuit missions of the Garcia D'Ávila family.
The municipality borders Salvador International Airport and contains multiple beaches including Ipitanga and Buraquinho, where the Joanes River meets the Atlantic Ocean.
The Kartódromo Mãe Mirinha do Portão Terminal features a bronze plaque commemorating Father José de Anchieta's miracle involving Father Gaspar Lourenço.
Location: Bahia
Inception: 1962
Elevation above the sea: 30 m
Website: http://www.laurodefreitas.ba.gov.br/
Part of: Salvador, Greater Salvador
Shares border with: Salvador, Camaçari, Simões Filho
Website: http://laurodefreitas.ba.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -12.89389,-38.32694
Latest update: May 30, 2025 12:12
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