Madre de Deus

Madre de Deus is a municipality in the stat of Bahia in the North-East area of Brazil. The district is situated on a little archipelago in the Bay of All Saints; it both the littlest region via arrive mass in Bahia and the Northeastern locale of Brazil. Madre de Deus is spread crosswise over two islands, the Ilha de Madre de Deus and the a lot littler Ilha de Maria Guarda. It sits in closeness to two others islands, the Ilha do Bom Jesus dos Passos and Ilha dos Frades, both piece of the city of Salvador. The Ilha de Madre de Deus is additionally subdivided into the areas of Centro, Suape, Cacao, Marezinha, Mirim, Alto do Paraiso, Apicum, Nova Madre de Deus e Quiteria, Alto da Matriz, Alto do Santo Antonio, Alto da Boa Vista, Cururupeba, Malvinas, and Nova Brasilia.

Madre de Deus was originally settled by Tupinamba individuals. The Portuguese built up a settlement called Madre de Deus do Boqueirao on the island in 1696; the name was abbreviated to Madre de Deus in 1938. It remained some portion of the city of Salvador until 1990. Its economy fixates on the Petrobras oceanic terminal; high quality angling and the travel industry are optional enterprises. Madre de Deus has endured environmental debasement because of the oil business.