Prado, Coastal municipality in Bahia, Brazil
The municipality of Prado occupies 1,664 square kilometers of land along the Bahia coastline, featuring beaches and natural environments at 5 meters elevation.
Prado developed from a settlement into a municipality, marking its position on the Brazilian coast as a point of marine resource management and environmental preservation.
The residents of Prado, known as pradense, maintain fishing traditions while contributing to the preservation of marine resources through local extractive reserves.
Visitors to Prado can explore the Descobrimento National Park, which extends across 22,694 hectares of protected natural territory in the municipality.
The municipality contains part of the Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve, an 89,597-hectare protected offshore area dedicated to sustainable fishing practices.
Location: Bahia
Elevation above the sea: 5 m
Shares border with: Alcobaça, Itamaraju, Porto Seguro, Teixeira de Freitas, Vereda
Website: http://prado.ba.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -17.34083,-39.22083
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:52
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