Rodelas

Rodelas is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.

Geography

The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001.
The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.

History

The unattested indigenous language Peria was formerly spoken in Rodelas. The extinct Tuxá language was also spoken in Rodelas.