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16-472: The climate in Porto Seguro is warm, pleasant, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 19 °C lows (67 °F) to 29C highs (84 °F) and is rarely below 18 °C (65 °F) or above 31 °C (88 °F). The temperature in Porto Seguro varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons. Porto Seguro

32-533: Is a national park in the state of Bahia , Brazil. It preserves a remnant of the Atlantic Forest biome. The Pau Brasil National Park is in the Atlantic Forest biome. It covers an area of 19,027 hectares (47,020 acres). It was created by decree on 20 April 1999, with a modified decree on 11 June 2010, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation . It became part of

48-463: Is a set of geographical formations and traditional villages, disposed as art works in permanent exhibition, engraved in ancient media, which are spread along the 130 square kilometres (50 sq mi) length of Bahia’s historical southern coastline. Porto Seguro Airport was opened in 1982. Its passenger terminal was very simple and small; this building is now occupied by the Fire Department of

64-603: Is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). The park's basic objective is preservation of natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty and enabling scientific research, environmental education, outdoor recreation and ecological tourism. Protected species in the park include jaguar (Panthera onca), cougar (Puma concolor), harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), red-billed curassow (Crax blumenbachii), Atlantic black-breasted woodpecker (Celeus tinnunculus), black-headed berryeater (Carpornis melanocephala), ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata),

80-404: Is divided into five districts The municipality contains the 1,151 hectares (2,840 acres) Pau-Brasil Ecological Station , a fully protected conservation unit created in 1997 to protect a fragment of Atlantic Forest , and specifically to protect Brazil wood ( Pau Brasil , Caesalpinia echinata ). It contains the 894 hectares (2,210 acres) Rio dos Frades Wildlife Refuge , created in 2007 to protect

96-543: The Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor , created in 2002. It lies in the municipality of Porto Seguro , Bahia. The park lies between the Frades River (Rio dos Frades) and Buranhém River . The terrain is a relatively flat coastal plain with elevations of 100 to 150 metres (330 to 490 ft) cut by many deep gullies carrying streams that drain the area. Most of the streams originate in

112-592: The "Passarela do Álcool" Passageway (the traditional local avenue) and to beach bars. Historical Downtown Area The historical site in the Cidade Alta area is a National Heritage Monument put under government trust by federal decree since 1973. It was one of the first towns in Brazil and played an important role during the first years of European colonization. It includes three churches and around 40 buildings (among private residential houses and public institutions), restored by

128-504: The Pataxó tribe’s indigenous protection land. Besides its historical importance, it also offers protection to one of the last stretches of Atlantic forest in the Northeastern area of Brazil. The area is aimed at preserving valuable woods such as Brazil wood, and still hosts many species of animals threatened by extinction, including the collared sloth and black bear. Recife de Fora Sea Park It

144-585: The city. In 1997, the airport was reopened, having received a new passenger terminal, new aircraft parking lot, and extension of runway to operate large aircraft. In 2010 the airport had some major renovations preparing the city to host several of the International football teams who had a training camp in Porto Seguro for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . Saiba Tudo Acesse : Porto Seguro - Bahia Pau-Brasil Ecological Station (Bahia) Pau Brasil National Park ( Portuguese : Parque Nacional do Pau Brasil )

160-638: The conservation unit. Average annual rainfall is 1,389 millimetres (54.7 in). Temperatures range from 21 to 26 °C (70 to 79 °F) with an average of 23 °C (73 °F). The park contains a remnant of dense lowland rainforest of the Atlantic Forest biome including Pau-brasil ( Caesalpinia echinata ) trees, as well as regenerating areas that have been disturbed by human activity. There are 71 endemic plant species, including Protium icicariba , Caryocar edule , Couepia belemii , Arapatiella psilophylla , Byrsonima alvimii , Tibouchina elegans , Eugenia flamingensis , Manilkara multifida . The park

176-425: The first one built in Brazil in baroque style, probably in 1504, whose ruins date to 1730. The Nossa Senhora da Penha Matrix Church Located on Pero de Campos Tourinho Square, in Cidade Alta, it was built at the end of the 18th century. It comprises a nave, a main chapel, a sacristy, and a bell tower. Jaqueira Indigenous Protection Reservation A huge jackfruit tree trunk, tumbled down by nature itself, represents

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192-463: The major Brazilian cities. Apart from tourism, other important activities are agriculture (especially cashew and coconut), reforestation with eucalyptus trees, cattle, and trade and services. The city offers one of the most famous Carnival parties in Bahia. “Electric Trios” (trucks carrying sound systems and live bands), dancing “blocos” and “cordões” (street dancing groups) drag thousands of tourists along

208-529: The mouth of the Frades River . The municipality also contains part of the Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve , a protected offshore fishing area of 89,597 hectares (221,400 acres). The city is now considered one of the most important destinations of Brazil, receiving tourists from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile. The city and surrounding area have some luxury hotels and hundreds of smaller hotels, as well as an airport well connected with

224-563: The return to one’s origins and acts as a historical and cultural reference to honor the ancestral fathers and mothers of Pataxó families who recently moved into this 8.27 square kilometres (3.19 sq mi) Indian protection area. Their huts, spread around original Atlantic Forest woods, retain the original formats, giving visitors the impression of being back 500 years in time to pre-Columbian Brazil. The Discovery Outdoors Museum An outdoors, natural museum, whose “art galleries” are its beaches, valleys and natural trails and whose “collection”

240-553: The state government for the 500th anniversary celebration of Brazilian discovery. Monte Pascoal National Park Created in 1961 to preserve the place where Brazil was discovered by Portuguese warriors. It includes swamp areas, salt marshes, river marshes, and a coastline around the rocky, high, round hill, considered the first point of land to be seen by the Portuguese traveler Pedro Álvares Cabral’s crew. It extends over an area of 144.8 square kilometres (55.9 sq mi), including

256-473: Was the first city-owned park in Brazil. During low tide, visitors can view a wide range of coral reefs, fish, and many sea species. Glória Hillock These are ruins of what many consider to be the São Francisco Church  [ pt ] , where Ynaiá, an Indian woman who died for the love of a crewmember of Portuguese navigator Gonçalo Coelho's fleet, was buried. The São Francisco Church is said to be

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