Morro de São Paulo (translation: St. Paul's Hill) is one of 5 villages of the

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

of Tinharé in the municipality of

Cairu Cairu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. The municipality has a population of 18,427 with a population density of 33.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The municipality consists of three islands: the Isla ...

, located in the state of

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. The main beaches of the Morro de São Paulo are located on east side of the island . They are: Primeira Praia, Segunda Praia, Terceira Praia, Quarta Praia and Quinta Praia (also known as Praia do Encanto). The settlement was home to a large Tumpinamba population prior to the arrival of the Portuguese. A Portuguese colony was established as early as 1535. The settlement is a site of large-scale tourism, and has three registered historic sites.

History

Martim Afonso de Sousa, landed in 1531 and baptized this island "Tynharéa" and the Bahian accent soon transformed that name to "Tinharé". In 1535 the village of Morro de São Paulo was founded in the extreme north of the island by Francisco Romero and the local population. Morro de Sao Paulo was the site of patrols and attacks by German submarines between 1942 and 1945 as part of German naval attacks across the coast of Bahia and

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during

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. The German government initially targeted merchant ships off Bahia and Sergipe, but civilian casualties were numerous. The

German submarine U-507 German submarine ''U-507'' was a Type IXC U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' built for service in the Second World War and the Battle of the Atlantic. She was mainly notable for two patrols she conducted during the "Second Happy Time" in ...

attacked the ''Itagiba'' off the Morro de São Paulo Lighthouse, killing the majority of the 179 passengers. The citizen of Bahia experienced scarcity, speculation, and famine due to the threat of German attack from 1942 to 1945; Morro de São Paulo was largely abandoned by the federal government and suffered from both famine and lawlessness.

Education

Morro de São Paulo is home to the Waldorf pedagogy school, Escola CreArte.

Transportation

The village is from the city of Salvador by route and 60 km by sea. The only way to get to the island is by boat or by flights from Salvador da Bahia airport to

Morro de São Paulo Airport Morro de São Paulo Airport is the airport serving Cairu, Brazil, located in the district of Morro de São Paulo. Airlines and destinations Access The airport is located from downtown Cairu and from Morro de São Paulo. See also *List of ...

Historic sites

Morro de São Paulo is home to three historic sites: the

Fonte Grande of Morro de São Paulo The Fonte Grande of Morro de São Paulo ( pt, Fonte Grande de Morro de São Paulo) is a Baroque-style fountain on Tinharé Island, Cairu, Bahia, Brazil. It dates to 1746 and was constructed by , viceroy of Brazil, to supply water to a prison, s ...

, the Fortaleza do Morro de São Paulo, and the Morro de São Paulo Lighthouse.

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