Caravelas

Caravelas is a city of about 20,000 inhabitants in southern Bahia, Brazil, a few miles above the mouth of the Caravelas River.

Country Brazil

Elevation

10 m (33 ft)

TimezoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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Caravelas
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Bahia
Caravelas Location of Caravelas in Brazil
Coordinates: 17.732°S 39.266°W / -17.732; -39.266
Country	Brazil
State	Bahia
Area
• Total	2,377.889 km2 (918.108 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population  (2020[1])
• Total	22,093
• Density	9.2910/km2 (24.064/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

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Caravelas was founded in 1581 by Portuguese settlers. It was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is the port of the Bahia-Minas Railway.^[2] Caravelas is the nearest town to the uninhabited Abrolhos Archipelago.^[3] The city contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768-hectare (249,000-acre) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.^[4]

The city is served by Caravelas Airport.