Caravelas is a city of about 20,000 inhabitants in southern
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...
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Brazil
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, a few miles above the mouth of the
Caravelas River.
Caravelas was founded in 1581 by
Portuguese
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** Portuguese language, a Romance language
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settlers. It was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is the port of the Bahia & Minas railway
pt. Caravelas is the nearest town to the uninhabited
Abrolhos Archipelago
The Abrolhos Archipelago () are a group of 5 small islands with coral reefs off the southern coast of Bahia state in the northeast of Brazil, between 17º25’—18º09’ S and 38º33’—39º05’ W. Caravelas is the nearest town. Their name c ...
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The city contains part of the
Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.
The city is served by
Caravelas Airport.
See also
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Abrolhos Marine National Park
The Abrolhos Marine National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Marinho dos Abrolhos ) is a national park that was established in 1983 covering most of the Abrolhos Archipelago area in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
Location
The park was established on 6 ...
References
Populated coastal places in Bahia
Populated places established in 1503
Municipalities in Bahia
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