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Bahia de Todos os Santos
Map of All Saints Bay.
Brazil's Catholic church to apologize
Five hundred years after the first Mass was celebrated in Porto Seguro Brazil, the Roman Catholic Church will formally apologize for the "sins and errors" committed by its clergy against Indians and blacks.
Carnival in Porto Seguro, Brazil
Porto Seguro must be what comes closest to paradise for party animals.
Fast Forward
Learn Portuguese at this language school in Maceió the capital of the state of Alagoas.
Parque Nacional da Serra da Capivara
This area in the state of Piaui is the site of archaelogical and anthropological excavations.
Porto Seguro
Frederico Tofani,"The Challenges of Sustainable Development in Coastal Communities under the Impact of Tourism: the Case of Porto Seguro in Southern Bahia, Brazil"
Preservation of the Serra da Capivara National Park
The porject to protect the archaeological sites and ecosystem of the Serra da Capivara National Park.
Seasonal Climate Prediction over Northeast Brazil
Precipitation rates and climactic changes from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
Serra da Capivara
National park, the Museo du Homen Americano, petroglyphs and more.
Where Brazzil Was Born
In Ilhéus, state of Bahia, the hills are covered with cacao trees. If you take a drive you will still see cacao fazendas and rural workers like those described on Jorge Amado's books.

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