Caravelas
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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 1503 by Portuguese settlers. Caravelas was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is the port of the Bahia & Minas railway.
It was founded in 1503 by Portuguese settlers. Caravelas was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is the port of the Bahia & Minas railway.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravelas
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 17°46'21"S 39°31'8"W
- Nova Viçosa 58 km
- Jaguaré 134 km
- Sooretama 150 km
- Vila Valério 154 km
- Barra de São Francisco 175 km
- Mantena 197 km
- Resplendo 251 km
- Alpercata 304 km
- Engenheiro Caldas 306 km
- Governador Valadares 311 km
- Cemetery 5.9 km
- Pau Fincado Square 21 km
- Cemetery 25 km