Porto Seguro, Coastal municipality in Bahia, Brazil
Porto Seguro extends along the Atlantic coast with white sand beaches, coconut palm trees, and a network of colonial streets at 4 meters elevation.
Pedro Alvares Cabral arrived at this location in April 1500, establishing the first Portuguese settlement and marking the beginning of Brazilian colonization.
The city preserves indigenous Pataxó traditions through craft markets, ritual performances, and community gatherings that demonstrate their ancestral customs.
The international airport connects to major Brazilian cities, while local buses and water taxis provide transportation to neighboring districts Arraial d'Ajuda and Trancoso.
The Historic Center contains ruins of Brazil's first Jesuit school, built in the 16th century, alongside preserved colonial architecture and cultural monuments.
Location: Bahia
Inception: 1534
Elevation above the sea: 4 m
Shares border with: Santa Cruz Cabrália, Eunápolis, Itabela, Itamaraju, Prado
Website: http://portoseguro.ba.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -16.45000,-39.06500
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:16
Atlantic Forest
20.5 km
Eco Parque
4.6 km
Mount Pascoal National Historic Park
51.6 km
Igreja Nossa Senhora d’Ajuda
4.5 km
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves
20.5 km
Discovery National Park
75.4 km
Our Lady of Purification Matriz Church
100.8 km
Praia da Pitinga
6.9 km
Porto Seguro Lighthouse
1.5 km
Cidade Alta de Porto Seguro
1.2 km
Pau Brasil National Park
20.8 km
Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve
30.9 km
Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor
38.5 km
Rio dos Frades Wildlife Refuge
25.4 km
Marco do Descobrimento
1.4 km
Nativos Beach
14.3 km
Ponta do Corumbau
50 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Santa Cruz Cabrália)
19.6 km
Viewpoint of the Little Ribbons
4.4 km
Igreja da Misericórdia
1.5 km
Igreja de São Sebastião
15.8 km
Sítio Ruínas da Igreja de N. S. da Glória – Outeiro
1.8 km
Escadaria da Santa
4.4 km
Nossa Senhora d'Ajuda fountain
4.4 km
Casa da Câmara e Cadeia de Porto Seguro
1.4 km
Memorial da Epopéia do Descobrimento
2.4 km
Praia do Mucugê
5.1 km
Capela de São Benedito
1.2 kmReviews
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