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The river port town of Cachoeira is a colonial jewel nestled in the valley of the Paraguaçu River, the main tributary that feeds into the western shore of the immense All Saints Bay. As a port, it was the main trading post between the agricultural hinterland and Salvador during sugar and tobacco booms, the fuels that fired the Portuguese economy. Cachoeira's impressive colonial architecture, particularly its fine examples of Baroque and Rococo churches, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and protected by the Brazilian National Monuments Commission. Briefly the capital of the country, steeped in history and a vibrant culture, especially African Brazilian traditions, Cachoeira is little visited, even by its neighbors from Salvador just 110 kms away. This is a great little town.
Tours
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Cachoeira walking
City Tour
Cachoeira's impressive colonial architecture, particularly its fine examples of Baroque and Rococo churches, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and protected by the Brazilian National Monuments Commission.
Tobacco
Tour
The decline of the sugar plantations coincided with the rise of tobacco for cigar production where the fertile lands around and south of the All Saints were ideally suited to cultivation of high quality tobacco. Our tour takes us through all aspects of seeding, growing, drying and hand rolling of world-class cigars.