Caravelas

Caravelas is a city of about 20,000 inhabitants in southern Bahia, Brazil, a few miles above the mouth of the Caravelas River.

Caravelas
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Bahia
Caravelas Location of Caravelas in Brazil
Coordinates: 17.732°S 39.266°W / -17.732; -39.266
Country	Brazil
State	Bahia
Area
• Total	2,377.889 km2 (918.108 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2020[1])
• Total	22,093
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Caravelas was founded in 1581 by Portuguese settlers. It was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is the port of the Bahia & Minas railway pt.^[2] Caravelas is the nearest town to the uninhabited Abrolhos Archipelago.^[3] The city contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768 hectares (249,000 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.^[4]

The city is served by Caravelas Airport.

See also

• Abrolhos Marine National Park