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'''Brickaville, officially named Ampasimanolotra, although everyone refers to its old name of Brickavilla, is located on the RN2 route between [[Antananarivo]] (225km from) and [[Toamasina|Tamatave]] (134km). The town name originates from Mr Charles Bricka, the once Director of Public Works Department during the French colonial timesperiod.'''
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Brickaville is an agricultural centre with plenty of fruit and vegetables. The unusual and exotic mangosteen friut fruit is available here. The area near Brickaville once included cacao plantations and [[Chocolaterie Robert]], the first chocolate factory in Madagascar, was originally located in this town. As the cocoa farmers moved to the [[Ambanja]] region in the northwest of the country, the cocoa plantations were converted into sugar cane fields. A train track between Antananarivo and Tamatave runs through Brickaville.