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Trancoso is a village located on the Atlantic coast of Brazil , in Porto Seguro municipality, capital of the Discovery Coast.
The Discovery coast was the landing point in Brazil of Pedro Alvares Cabral, a Portuguese explorer, in April 21st of the year 1500.
Some say "it's there that Brazil was born".
83 years later Trancoso was founded by Jesuits priests, with the name of Saint John Baptist of the Indians.
They gave, taking profit of an exceptional landscape, Trancoso's unique beauty; an aerial architecture above the ocean, made of a square (called the “Quadrado”) with a white church in the center and colorful little houses in the periphery. This typical Jesuit form of settlement found the perfect match, settled on a cliff surrounding the Atlantic ocean and the luxurious vegetation of the coast.
The beaches of Trancoso and Porto Seguro are famous in Brazil. The sea side is made of kilometers of transparent waters, crossed by rivers and mangroves, Atlantic forest, cliffs in all textures of colors and a coral reefs which made this place a safety harbor with warm and appealing waters.
This privileged geography makes Porto Seguro a real natural outdoor museum, thrown down by IPHAN (National Institute of Arts an Historic Patrimony) , since 1973, as a Natural National Patrimony and recognized by UNESCO, in 2000, as a Natural Patrimony of Humanity.
It offers a warm and sunny destination for visitors from Brazil and abroad. The temperatures in Bahia are warm and semitropical with an average of 75°F (25°C), with more humidity and regular rainfall than north of Brazil making the climate pleasant at all times of the year. Porto Seguro and the Discovery Coast benefits from the ocean influence with beautiful and luxuriant flora.
In recent years the Discovery coast has seen its tourism developed by the hotel industry, including the French Club Mediterranée and Terra Vista, the biggest Golf of South America. However Trancoso continues to retain its rustic charm, with its pristine and stone free beaches, its exuberant nature and the friendliness of the locals.
Language and ethnic mixture creates an appealing cultural diversity where natives live in harmony with the new residents. The result of this mixture find an expression in the variety of gastronomy and life styles. Quadrado Square is the main meeting point in the city. It also hosts the headquarters of The Discovery Square Foundation (Fundação Quadrilástero do Descobrimento).
While becoming in the Brazilian summer (December and February) a Party spot for VIPs, most of the year Trancoso is quiet and suited for eco-tourism.
Services range from modest and economical to the most luxurious and sophisticated accommodations.
Espelho Beach which has been elected as the third most beautiful beach in Brazil, was so named after the transparency of its waters, which reflect the surrounding landscape as if a mirror.
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