http://www.flickr.com/photos/faosmed/tags/portoseguro/ Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:28:41 -0800 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:28:41 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5220/buddyicons/51884187@N07.jpg?1300052438#51884187@N07 http://www.flickr.com/photos/faosmed/tags/portoseguro/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/faosmed/5482206574/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/faosmed/">Felipe Souza Photography (www.felipesouza.org)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/faosmed/5482206574/" title="Sunset in Porto Seguro - Brazil"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5214/5482206574_2ccb9d412d_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Sunset in Porto Seguro - Brazil" /></a></p> <p>Porto Seguro was officially the first place where the Portuguese navigators landed commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral on April 21, 1500. In 1530, when trade with the East India weakened and Portugal became interested in the new land discovered, came from her taking office, land given to him by the Treaty of Tordesillas. It has ancient historical monuments, and landscapes of rare natural beauty along the coast.<br /> <br /> Visit the historic site of Upper Town is a must for the thousands of tourists who arrive in Porto Seguro - City National Monument established by Presidential decree in 1973. First housing project in Brazil, Porto Seguro, and bear the mark of the Discovery, played important role in the early years of colonization. This season are historic buildings that can be visited during the day or appreciated at night, when under the influence of special lighting.<br /> <br /> The tour can start from the historic March on the Discovery, which opens one of the most beautiful landscapes of the coast of Porto Seguro. The milestone came from Portugal between 1503 and 1526, and symbolizes the power of the Portuguese crown, used to demarcate their land. All in quarry stone, one side is carved the Cross of the Order of Avis and the other, the coat of arms of Portugal.</p> Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:28:41 -0800 2010-08-05T17:19:31-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Felipe Souza Photography (www.felipesouza.org)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5482206574 -16.451339 -39.064521 -16.451339 -39.064521 456445 Sunset in Porto Seguro - Brazil <p>Porto Seguro was officially the first place where the Portuguese navigators landed commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral on April 21, 1500. In 1530, when trade with the East India weakened and Portugal became interested in the new land discovered, came from her taking office, land given to him by the Treaty of Tordesillas. It has ancient historical monuments, and landscapes of rare natural beauty along the coast.<br /> <br /> Visit the historic site of Upper Town is a must for the thousands of tourists who arrive in Porto Seguro - City National Monument established by Presidential decree in 1973. First housing project in Brazil, Porto Seguro, and bear the mark of the Discovery, played important role in the early years of colonization. This season are historic buildings that can be visited during the day or appreciated at night, when under the influence of special lighting.<br /> <br /> The tour can start from the historic March on the Discovery, which opens one of the most beautiful landscapes of the coast of Porto Seguro. The milestone came from Portugal between 1503 and 1526, and symbolizes the power of the Portuguese crown, used to demarcate their land. All in quarry stone, one side is carved the Cross of the Order of Avis and the other, the coat of arms of Portugal.</p> Felipe Souza Photography (www.felipesouza.org) portoseguro portosegurowasofficiallythefirstplacewheretheportuguesenavigatorslandedcommandedbypedroalvarescabralonapril21 1500in1530 whentradewiththeeastindiaweakenedandportugalbecameinterestedinthenewlanddiscovered camefromhertakingoffice landgiventohimbythetreatyoftordesillasithasancienthistoricalmonuments andlandscapesofrarenaturalbeautyalongthecoastvisitthehistoricsiteofuppertownisamustforthethousandsoftouristswhoarriveinportosegurocitynationalmonumentestablishedbypresidentialdecreein1973firsthousingprojectin andbearthemarkofthediscovery playedimportantroleintheearlyyearsofcolonizationthisseasonarehistoricbuildingsthatcanbevisitedduringthedayorappreciatedatnight whenundertheinfluenceofspeciallightingthetourcanstartfromthehistoricmarchonthediscovery whichopensoneofthemostbeautifullandscapesofthecoastofportosegurothemilestonecamefromportugalbetween1503and1526 andsymbolizesthepoweroftheportuguesecrown usedtodemarcatetheirlandallinquarrystone onesideiscarvedthecrossoftheorderofavisandtheother thecoatofarmsofportugalsunsetcanon