Cumuruxatiba, Prado, Bahia, Brazili

Regional Level Types
Cumuruxatiba	Municipal District
Prado	Municipality
Bahia	State
Brazil	Country

Quarternary beach sands.

Cumuruxatiba is a district in the Brazilian municipality of Prado, in the state of Bahia. It was created by municipal law in 1896.

Also colloquially called "Cumuru", the district is an important tourist destination because of its beaches. The waters along its coast are calm and the beaches are peaceful, some isolated and surrounded by natural pools and cliffs. Its urban core is marked by rusticity and few buildings facing the sea, which favours access for pedestrians.

Access is via a 32 km dirt road from the center of Prado, a path marked by attractive landscapes along the municipality's coast. 15 km north of the urban center of Cumuruxatiba is Praia da Barra do Cahy, which was considered the "first beach in Brazil" in the year 2000, on the occasion of the celebrations of Brazil's 500th anniversary. This is due to Pedro Álvares Cabral stopping for 40 hours at the mouth of the Cahy River before anchoring in Porto Seguro in April 1500.

Etymology
"Cumuruxatiba" derives from the ancient Tupi komixãtyba, "gathering of grumixameiras" (komixã, grumixameira and tyba, gathering). Cumuruxatiba received its name from the Indians of the Pataxó tribe, due to the phenomenon that occurs there, called tidal surge, a difference between high and low tide. It began its tourist activities more than fifteen years ago, when the community, made up of around 500 fishermen, cafuzos, mulattos, Indians and Mamelukes, received the first electrical power points.

Fossils

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:	https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumuruxatiba
Wikidata ID:	Q28679664

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