Ubatuba

Ubatuba on the map of Brazil

Ubatuba is a Brazilian city on the southeast coast, in the state of São Paulo, north of Santos. The municipality covers an area of ​​711.3 km ² and is bordered on the north by the state of Rio de Janeiro. The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Ubatuba. The city has 72 857 inhabitants (2003 ).

The place is known for its 72 beaches and 10 islands.

The name comes from the language of Ubatuba based there Tupi. tuba here means many, while the first part of the name, uba, can not be exactly clear whether this meant originally spears or boats,

History

In Ubatuba the first documented peace treaty between the indigenous population and Europeans in South America in 1553 signed, which was however broken immediately afterwards by the Portuguese.

Hans Staden, who was employed on the island of Santo Amaro as a commander, was taken there on a trip from the Tupinambás Indians, who were cannibals caught and deported to their settlement Ubatuba. There he was soon to be killed and eaten on a feast day of the Tupinambás ritual. Fortunately, he was rescued after more than 9 months.

Two Jesuit named Manoel da Nóbrega and José de Anchieta founded the settlement in 1554 Iperoig. It was da da Santa Cruz do Salvador de Ubatuba Collected on October 28, 1637 to the village of Vila Nova Exaltação.

1855 Ubatuba was appointed to the city. The city has long been a sailing ship harbor.

São Luís do Paraitinga, 1954, the road Caraguatatuba - - Ubatuba and 1974, the BR 101 Rio de Janeiro - 1933 the road was Ubatuba Santos opened.