Y-ûasu

The Iguaçu lowlands lie west of Guanabara Bay, crossed by rivers that descend from the Serra do Mar. The Jacutinga people inhabited this country before colonial estates spread through the river basin. Santo Antônio da Aldeia dos Jacutingas preserved the name of their community in the parish church. As routes between Rio de Janeiro and the interior developed, river landings and roads became important to the surrounding settlements.