Trancoso (Bahia)
Trancoso is a district of Porto Seguro in the state of Bahia in Brazil .
history
The place is located in the south of Bahia and has its origin in a settlement of Jesuits with the church of São João Batista dos Índios , which was built in 1586. The place was rediscovered by hippies in the 1970s . At that time the place still consisted of an avenue with houses on each side of the historic church in the background - and an unobstructed view of the sea.
Today this square is the historical center of Trancoso. With the beginning of tourism in the 1990s, the construction of infrastructure, roads and new houses steadily increased, so that Trancoso has now grown into a larger town on the coast.
tourism
In Trancoso, the main economic activity consists of tourism for the upper classes of Brazil. Among other things, there is a hotel building by the Club Méditerranée group . Many people are unaware that the fine sandy beach is known from a music video: the film for the legendary Kaoma “ Lambada ” hit was shot here in 1989 . But also the typical handicrafts and the painters and sculptors have stayed in Trancoso.
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Coordinates: 16 ° 35 ′ S , 39 ° 6 ′ W