The Bay of Todos os Santos has 56 tropical islands such as Itaparica, Madre Deus, Maré, Frades, Bom Jesus dos Passos and Matarandiba.
The Baía de Todos os Santos is the largest bay on the Brazilian coast (the Baía de Todos os Santos has an area of 800 km²; the Baía da Guanabara, in Rio de Janeiro, is the second largest in Brazil, with an area of 380 km²), and it was this bay that later gave its name to the state of Bahia.
That’s why several municipalities were founded around the bay over the centuries, several of which are now tourist destinations in the state.
The state capital, Salvador, is the main city in the Baía de Todos os Santos region.
Several other municipalities are also bathed by the approximately 800 km² of the Bay: Madre de Deus, Candeias, Simões Filho, São Francisco do Conde, Santo Amaro, Cachoeira, Saubara, Itaparica, Vera Cruz, Jaguaripe, Maragogipe and Salinas da Margarida, as well as the islands under the jurisdiction of these municipalities.
Covering 240 square kilometres, Itaparica Island is the largest of them all and offers a good infrastructure for tourist services.
Ilha de Maré, with 16 square kilometres, has several inns and restaurants (such as the Oratório de Maré).
And Ilha dos Frades, with eight square kilometres, is the most primitive and offers only beach bars for visitors who come as far as Ponta de Nossa Senhora.
Another 33 islands, some private, others populated and many uninhabited, are quiet and very beautiful places with tropical landscapes formed by beaches and primitive vegetation.
The city of Cachoeira is considered a National Monument, listed by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1971, the municipality of Cachoeira, located in the southern recôncavo, after Salvador, is the Bahian city that brings together the most important architectural collection in the Baroque style and the largest […]
Baía de Todos os Santos is the largest bay in Brazil in territorial extension 1052 km² and also in cultural diversity, handicrafts, history, colonial architecture (churches, fortresses, beautiful colonial manors and farmhouses) and ecosystems rich in beautiful landscapes, biodiversity such as mangroves, remaining Atlantic Forest, coconut groves, banana plantations and […]
Baía de Todos os Santos, the second largest bay in the world, is the largest bay on the Brazilian coast. Todos os Santos Bay was discovered on November 1, 1501. This is where its name comes from, as “All Saints’ Day” is celebrated on this date. Todos os Santos Bay […]
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