"The district has 20,000 inhabitants according to the 2021 census, and a long history. In April of 1500, the Portuguese docked on the Bahian coast and first encountered the Pataxo, an Indigenous people who lived in harmony with the Atlantic jungle. In 1586, the Jesuit missionaries founded a town here by the name of Trancoso. Over the centuries that followed, the community remained isolated and rural, dedicated to fishing and agriculture, disconnected from the rest of the country until well into the 20th century."
"Beginning in 1970, Trancoso became a promised land for hippies, artists and alternative travelers from around the world, who came to its shores in search of nature and authenticity. At this point, Trancoso began to grow out from its small, pedestrian-only center, the quadrado, site of a white church named Sao Joao Batista, one of Brazil's oldest, which looks incandescent at sunset. It is surrounded by small houses in Bahian colors: parrot green, watermelon pink, deep blue. Their palette conjures that of coral reefs."
Trancoso is a coastal district in southern Bahia with about 20,000 inhabitants (2021). The site saw Portuguese contact in April 1500 and Jesuit founding in 1586. Long geographic isolation preserved colonial architecture, urban layout and cultural traditions while the economy focused on fishing and agriculture. From 1970 it attracted hippies, artists and alternative travelers seeking nature and authenticity. The pedestrian quadrado centers on the white Sao Joao Batista church and is ringed by small, brightly painted Bahian houses. The quadrado has transformed into shops and restaurants beneath trees and lights. Nearby beaches feature Atlantic forest, palm trees and turquoise water, attracting elite tourism.
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