Picinguaba

Picinguaba on the map of São Paulo

Picinguaba is a fishing village and district in the Brazilian municipality of Ubatuba, state of São Paulo. The settlement is located east-northeast of Ubatuba in a small bay near the border of Paraty -RJ and 25 km as the crow. The village is situated in a nature reserve Picinguaba. This is one of the eight protected areas in the National Park Serra do Mar.

The place is home to caiçara municipalities, the traditional inhabitants of the south-eastern coast of Brazil. They are descendants of indigenous peoples, Portuguese colonizers and later African slaves. Retain a deep sense to their descent and their cultural heritage. In Picinguaba fishing and other elements of life for Caiçaras are still strongly preserved.

Photo gallery

Canoe shelters on the beach

Residents with caiçara Canoe

Beach of Picinguaba

View from the beach

" Praia da Fazenda " at Picinguaba

Bay of Picinguaba