Jiribatuba

Jiribatuba lies on the southeastern shore of Itaparica Island, facing the channels of the Bay of All Saints and the mouth of the Jaguaripe River. The island was home to Indigenous peoples before the Portuguese established a mission there in the sixteenth century. The chapel of Santo Amaro at Catu, associated with Jiribatuba, was linked to the early parish of Jaguaripe across the water, whose first vicar had served as its chaplain.

The later city of Salvador lies here.