Arraial d'Ajuda

History

The city was originally named Arraial de Nossa Senhora d'Ajuda as a tribute to Saint Padroeira. Arraial d'Ajuda was home for one of the first airfield of Brazil. The "aviation field" (campo de aviação) of Arraial d'Ajuda was dedicated in 1939. This facility was closed in 1982 after the new commercial airport of Porto Seguro was opened. Central Park (Parque Central) sits on the site of the former airfield. The Manoel Crescêncio Santiago street lies on the former crosswind runway. It was named after one of the guards appointed by the then Department of Civil Aviation (DAC).

Most-observed species

• Great Kiskadee

  Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  805
• Tropical Kingbird

  Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
  773
• Bananaquit

  Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  719
• Black Vulture

  Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
  718
• Palm Tanager

  Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
  671
• peach-fronted conure

  Aratinga aurea (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  639
• Rufous-bellied Thrush

  Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
  596
• humpback whale

  Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) · Mammalia
  546