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'''Brickaville, officially named Ampasimanolotra, although everyone refers mostly referred to by its old name of Brickavilla, Brickaville, is located on along 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 period.'''
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Brickaville is an agricultural centre with plenty of fruit and vegetableson offer. The unusual and exotic '''mangosteen ''' fruit is available here. The An area near close to Brickaville once included cacao plantations and , which was when [[Chocolaterie Robert]], the first chocolate factory in Madagascar, was originally located in this the town. As the cocoa cacao farmers eventually 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.