Caravelas
Caravelas is a city of about 20,000 inhabitants in southern Bahia, Brazil, a few miles above the mouth of the Caravelas River.
Caravelas | |
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Municipality | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Bahia | |
Caravelas Location of Caravelas in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 17.732°S 39.266°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Bahia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,377.889 km2 (918.108 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 22,093 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Caravelas was founded in 1581 by Portuguese 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 city contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768 hectares (249,000 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.
The city is served by Caravelas Airport.
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