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Caravelas Destination Guide

Discover Caravelas in Brazil

Caravelas in the region of Bahia is a town located in Brazil - some 590 mi or ( 949 km ) East of Brasília , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Caravelas

Local time in Caravelas is now 09:13 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Bahia " with a UTC offset of -3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vitória, Santa Cruz Cabralia, and Cajueiro da Estrema. When in this area, you might want to check out Vitória . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Caravelas ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Caravelas

Caravelas is a fishing village of about 20,000 inhabitants in southern Bahia, Brazil, a few miles above the mouth of the Caravelas River. It was founded in 1581 by Portuguese settlers. Caravelas was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is the port of the Bahia & Minas railway. Caravelas is the nearest town to the uninhabited Abrolhos Archipelago.

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Located at -17.73 -39.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Bahia, Populated places established in 1503

Alcobaça, Bahia

Alcobaça is a municipality of Bahia, Brazil.

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Located at -17.52 -39.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Bahia

Nova Viçosa

Nova Viçosa is a town and municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.

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Located at -17.88 -39.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Bahia