Porto Seguro
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See also Agbodrafo for the city in Togo formerly known as Porto Seguro.
Porto Seguro (pop. 95,721) is the original landing site for Pedro Álvares Cabral and is located in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It was the busiest port of the developing Portuguese colonies from 1500 into the early 1800s.
An international airport was completed in 1993, and today Porto Seguro is a tourist destination known for busy nightlife. The region is also noted for its many attractive beaches. There are also a number of beach-side dance floors, playing Bahia's popular music, known as "Axe". Axe is an electrifying rithm similar to samba. Another attraction in the city is the "Passarela do Alcool" (Alcohol Passway) where you will be fought over to try one of the local alcohol-based drinks.
Tourism is spurring ongoing and highly visible growth in Porto Seguro. One suburb on the southern bank of the Buranhem River, Arraial d'Ajuda, has grown from approximately 900 people in 1990 to 11,411 in 2005.
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Trancoso is a small village, 15 miles south of Porto Seguro, with attractive beaches.
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