Sauipe is a district in the municipality of

Mata de São João Mata de São João is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It covers and a population of 47,126 (2020 est.). Mata de São João has a population density of 73 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located f ...

, on the northern coast of the state of

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, in

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. There are few permanent residents there, due to the very high cost of residences and the fact that almost the entire area is filled with hotels and

resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that aims to provide most of a vacationer's needs. This includes food, drink, swimming, accommodation, sports, entertainment and shopping, on the premises. A hotel ...

s, which form the largest tourist complex in Brazil.

Toponym

The name of district is a refer to a local namesake river. "Sauipe" comming tupi term ''saûí'ype'', that means "on saguis river's" (''saûí'', sagui + y'', river + ''pe'', on).

Costa do Sauipe

Sauipe is recognized for the complex Costa do Sauipe, which is a major tourist hotel development consisting of five resorts and five inns. It extends over 176 hectares and is 76 kilometers from Salvador Airport. At the moment is managing by Rio Quente Resorts Group. Due to its size, it has already received events such as the

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of Tennis from 2001 to 2011, the

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, the XXXVI Ordinary Meeting of the

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Common Market Council and the 2014 FIFA World Cup draw. Next to the tourist complex, Eco Parque Sauipe is located, which attracts by the biodiversity of the ecosystem of the conjunction between small stretches of

restinga Restingas () are a distinct type of coastal tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest in eastern Brazil. They form on sandy, acidic, and nutrient-poor soils, and are characterized by medium-sized trees and shrubs adapted to the drier and n ...

and

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s surrounded by the Atlantic Forest, all in 66 hectares.

References

External links

Official website of Costa do Sauipe
(in Portuguese) {{Authority control Mata de São João