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Description
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Porto
Seguro is located in the Southern part of Bahia State, 1200 km.
north of Rio de Janeiro and 800 km south of Salvador. In portuguese
Porto Seguro means safe port, and the city is named this, because
it was the first place where the Portuguese set foot in Brazil
back in 1500.
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The
first European to set foot on the land was the portuguese sailor,
Pedro Alvares Cabral, who sighted Mount Pascoal and seeked land
there. Offcourse the Indians had discovered it long before that,
and had been living there for centuries.
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Since
the 1970's Porto Seguro has seen a great influx of investments
and consequently tourism activity boomed. The main attractions
today are the scenery, the generous warm weather, and a mix of
great food, drink, good looking people, and the famous " relaxed
bahian lifestyle". Porto Seguro can be reached by car or plane.
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A
recently renovated airport is served by daily flights from São
Paulo or Rio. Despite the large number of hotels and pousadas
(Inn), accommodation in Porto Seguro should be arranged prior
to arrival , because of the large number of visitors to the area.
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