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Cairu, a municipality in southern Bahia, Brazil, remains largely absent from lists of the country’s oldest cities despite its founding in 1535 and elevation to a village in 1608.21:50 The town serves as the seat of an archipelago municipality that includes Morro de São Paulo and Gamboa, yet its central village hosts only about 2,000 of the municipality's 20,000 residents.3:28 Sailors navigating the Tinharé canal can anchor near the town, which features limited tourist infrastructure but significant historical architecture from the 17th century.15:49 Key landmarks include the Convento de Santo Antônio, noted for its baroque style and gold-leaf interior, and the Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, which dates to 1610.5:03 The convent houses rare artifacts, including a 1587 image of the patron saint of Portuguese navigators, and features intricate woodwork and optical illusions in its ceiling paintings.19:48 While the area offers a quiet, slow-paced environment for cruisers, the town relies on small-scale marinas for diesel and supplies.16:15

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