Uauá

Uauá developed in the 18th century when Francisco Ribeiro created a farm, called 'Uauá' at the banks of the river Vaza-Barris on property belonging to Garcia d'Ávila.

By 1931, the municipality of Uauá had become extinct and its territory was once again a district of the Community of Monte Santo, by Brazilian state decrees 7455 of June 23, 1931, and 7479, dated July 8, 1931.

The Districts of Caldeirão and Serra da Canabrava that had been part of Uauá' were also created and attached to the Borough by Brazilian state (Bahia) law 628 on December 30, 1953.

The Borough also counts on technicals courses on labor safety, livestock production, agricultural business, accounting, nursing, informatics, nurture, and dietetics.

A program called Digital ID is equipped with varied computers with the operating system Linux and offers courses for Basic Informatics and access to the Web for underprivileged people.

Near Community to Uauá (Poronhem)