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Porto Seguro was officially the first place supporting the Portuguese ship commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral, when the discovery of Brazil in 1500. It has old monuments, and landscapes of rare natural beauty along the coast. Visit the historic site of the Upper City is almost a must for the thousands of tourists who arrive in Porto Seguro - City National Monument established by Presidential Decree in 1973. Prime residential core of Brazil, Porto Seguro, and bear the mark of discovery, played important role in the early years of colonization. This season are historic buildings that can be visited during the day or appreciated at night, when a special effect lighting. The tour can start at the historic landmark of the discovery of which reveals one of the most beautiful landscapes of the coast of Porto Seguro.

The March came from Portugal between 1503 and 1526, and symbolizes the power of the Portuguese crown used to demarcate their land. Every stone in the stone, one side is carved the cross of the Order of Avis and the other, the coat of arms of Portugal. In the same area is the church of Nossa Senhora da Pena, built in 1535 by the donee of the captaincy, Pero do Campo Tourinho. There are sacred images saved the centuries XVI and XVII, including that of St. Francis of Assisi - the first image brought to Brazil - and Our Lady of Pena, the city’s patron saint, celebrated on 8 September. To get a better idea of how was the captaincy of Tourinho the century and the arrival of the Jesuits, you can read some excerpts of letters written by Manuel da Nóbrega and José de Anchieta, priests of the Society of Jesus on the region. Later on the Municipal Palace or House of Chamber and Chain, dated the eighteenth century, one of the most beautiful buildings in colonial Brazil. In this work the building of the City Museum or Museum of Discovery. The Church of Mercy, or as the Lord of the church steps, in simple style, baroque images guard, especially the Lord of the steps and a crucified Christ. Even amidst the houses tumbled as a national monument, where stands the church of St. Benedict, beside the ruins of the old residence and college of the Jesuits. The church was built by the Jesuits in 1551 and was known as St. Peter and Our Lady of the Rosary. In contrast, even in the City High, located in the bus station and airport. He had his first Fortim raised by Gonçalo Coelho in 1504 and strengthened in the seventeenth century.

The beaches and coastal city of Porto Seguro has an extensive coastline, about 85 km of fine sandy beaches, white and without any pollution, which is divided by the mouth of the river Buranhém, river which has about 500 m wide at its mouth on the north coast and south. The northern coast has an infrastructure for international and southern coast is also getting to that level. The beaches are Porto Seguro: Praia D’Ajuda, Praia da Barra Velha, Praia da Pedra Grande, Praia da Ponta de Itaquena, Praia da Ponta de Muta, Ponta Grande Beach, Playa de deletes fire, Caraíva Beach, Beach Curuípe, Itapororoca Beach, Jacumã Beach, Beach Juacena or Satu, Mundaí Beach, Beach Muta, Setiquara Beach, Beach Taperapuã, Praia do Cruzeiro, the Mirror Beach, Praia do Outeiro, Praia do Rio da Barra, Praia do Rio dos Mangues or Barramares, Praia do Rio Verde, Praia dos Coqueiros, Beach native, Praia do Mucugê. Source: Wikipedia