Waterfalls
Four of them.
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São Bartolomeu Park is a nature reserve between the Pirajá district and the Cabrito inlet in Salvador's «Railway Suburb», one of Brazil's leading remnants of Atlantic Forest in an urban area. It covers 75 hectares within a wider environmental protection area and holds four waterfalls, mangrove forest and the Cobre River dam. The park has historical as well as ecological value: in 1823 it saw the Battle of Pirajá, part of the Bahia campaign in Brazil's War of Independence, and it holds the Mata do Urubu, where the Tupinambá people lived and later a community of escaped enslaved people founded the Quilombo dos Urubus. It is also a sacred place for followers of Afro-Brazilian religions. A state urban and environmental renewal project for the Cobre basin restored vegetation and the Lagoa da Paixão, its last stage completed on 4 October 2014. The area still suffers from pollution, irregular building and weak services, so a daytime visit with a local guide is advised.
Four of them.
In the city.
Pirajá 1823.
Between Pirajá and Enseada do Cabrito, Subúrbio Ferroviário, Salvador
Go by day with a local guide, as services in the area are weak.