Coroa Vermelha is a cove in the southernmost part of the state of Bahia, Brazil, located between

Santa Cruz Cabrália Santa Cruz Cabrália is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Historical Sites See also *List of municipalities in Bahia This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Bahia (BA), located in the No ...

and Porto Seguro. It is home to the

Pataxó The Pataxó are an indigenous people in Bahia, Brazil with a population of about 11,800 individuals. They once spoke the Pataxó language, but now speak Portuguese and a revitalized version of the Pataxó language called Patxohã. The Pataxó's t ...

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, with a village where natives sell handicrafts (seed necklaces, kitchen utensils, etc.). The homonymous beach is also found there, where the official

discovery of Brazil Portuguese colonization of the Americas () constituted territories in the Americas belonging to the Kingdom of Portugal. Portugal was the leading country in the European exploration of the world in the 15th century. The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1 ...

took place on April 22,

1500 Year 1500 (Roman numerals, MD) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. The year 1500 was not a leap year in the Proleptic Gregorian calendar. The year was seen as being especially important by many Christians in Europe, ...

, and the first mass in Brazil was celebrated by the priests of Cabral's fleet on April 26,

. It is named after the large orange-colored coral reef it has.

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