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Ilha do Medo in Bahia de Todos os Santos is full of mysteries and stories of hauntings.
The small island is one of the 56 islands that make up the archipelago of Baia de Todos os Santos, located in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
The Medo Island and its surroundings are part, since 1991, of the Ilha do Medo Ecological Station, consecrating itself as the first ecological station of Baia de Todos os Santos.
With a total area of 12,000 m², the small island is unpopulated and also belongs to the APA of Baía de Todos os Santos.
Administratively it is part of the territory of the municipality of Itaparica. It is located north of the island of Itaparica.
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Ilha do Medo na Baía de Todos os Santos
History and legends of the Medo Island
The island has no source of fresh water, which is why it has remained uninhabited. In the 19th century it was used by the military and as a leper colony, whose ruins still remain.
The origin of the name is shrouded in mystery.
One version says that it originates from being haunted by the ghost of a priest from Itaparica who, having refused to celebrate a mass, after his death began to stay there, inviting occasional visitors to stay and attend the celebration he had been imprisoned for.
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Others say that they are the souls of the sick who were confined there.
An older report states that the fishermen of the Bay feared it because they heard screams and howls at night. Their reports evoked the souls of the Dutch who invaded Bahia and would have remained there.
It is also said that a fisherman had seen a diabolical woman there who let fire out of her mouth. After reporting what happened, the fisherman became mute.
The island’s “hauntings” are said to be the lepers who lived in an asylum that existed there in the 19th century. The fearless can rent a boat at Ponta de ltaparica and check it out.
Tourism and Travel Guide to Ilha do Medo, Bahia and the Northeast
