Country Brazil State Bahia | Region Nordeste Area 774.4 km² | |
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Points of interest Praia de Algodões, Cachoeira de Tremembé, Praia Itacarezinho, Pousada Tulum, Praia de Saquaíra | ||
Praia do cassange at pousada lagoa do cassange mara peninsula bahia brazil
Maraú is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. . The municipality is located in a peninsula called "Península de Maraú", physiographic area called "Região Cacaueira" (cocoa region). The city is rich in minerals, especially oil shale gypsum and oil.
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- Praia do cassange at pousada lagoa do cassange mara peninsula bahia brazil
- Map of MaraC3BA State of Bahia Brazil
- Praia de taipus de fora natural swimming pools marau peninsula bahia brazil
- History
- Geography
- Beaches
- References
Map of Mara%C3%BA - State of Bahia, Brazil
Praia de taipus de fora natural swimming pools marau peninsula bahia brazil
History
The town originally called "Mayrahú" was an Indian village called "Mayra". No one knows about the disappearance of the Indian tribe, nor to which branch it belonged. The area was discovered in 1705 by Italian Capuchin friars who named it "São Sebastião de Mayrahú" (St. Sebastian of Mayrahú). In 1938 it became a city. Maraú has beautiful beaches of rare beauty and clear water surrounds most of its villages. It also has dozens of islands, waterfalls, mangroves ... Its best-known villages are: Barra Grande, Saquaíra, Taipus de Fora and Algodões
Geography
The municipality contains 49.32% of the 118,000 hectares (290,000 acres) Baía de Camamu Environmental Protection Area, created in 2002.