Itapoã (neighborhood)
Itapoã or Itapuã is a neighborhood located in the western zone of Salvador, Bahia.
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Itapoã is where Dona Flor gave up her virginity to the scoundrel who was to become her first husband. It was also home to poet/playwright/lyricist Vinícius de Moraes for a number of years, and composer Dorival Caymmi. Vinícius, together with his collaborator Toquinho, wrote and performed an evocative hymn to the bucolic village of the time.
