Mucugê was baptized with this name, because of being the name of the river that stay around of the city that refer to a fruit eaten by the Indians which was find in Chapada Diamantina
The city of Mucugê was established in 1844, when the prospector Cazuza of the Meadow discovered, in the river-bed Mucugê, lain of diamonds never found before. The diamonds attracted prospectors' of all places of country that it gave rise to the Diamantiferous Cycle in the Bahia.
A little time before sheltering a varied population, persons of all the places of the country and foreigners (Arabs, Jews, Frenchmen).
In the past the city of Mucugê was known like Town of saint Isabel of the Paraguaçu and had the name of Customs of Saint João of the Paraguaçu too. The city faced a period of decadence, but soon thanks to the agriculture of the coffee in the decade of 80, the cultivation of cereals and the creation of cattle.
In the year of 1985 was created the National Park of Chapada Diamantina that shelters 52 % of great natural beauty: rivers with waterfalls, canyons and valleys. The valley of the Paty is considered one of the most beautiful of the world.
In May of 1999 the Municipal Park of Mucugê was created, where the project “Sempre Viva” is developed, that the extraction of the plant has keep on trying to ally to technological inquiries, structuring of the Ecotourism and generation of jobs. However some person don´t think that´s important, so they don´t follow the rules.
Is in the June parties that Mucugê expressed the tribute to a patron of the city: Saint João Batista.
All these reasons and much more, make of Mucugê a place with great potential for the development of the tourism. There you can find out a lot of beautiful places. And you can put away in your mind for all this life.
Mucugê was baptized with this name, because of being the name of the river that stay around of the city that refer to a fruit eaten by the Indians which was find in Chapada Diamantina
The city of Mucugê was established in 1844, when the prospector Cazuza of the Meadow discovered, in the river-bed Mucugê, lain of diamonds never found before. The diamonds attracted prospectors' of all places of country that it gave rise to the Diamantiferous Cycle in the Bahia.
A little time before sheltering a varied population, persons of all the places of the country and foreigners (Arabs, Jews, Frenchmen).
In the past the city of Mucugê was known like Town of saint Isabel of the Paraguaçu and had the name of Customs of Saint João of the Paraguaçu too. The city faced a period of decadence, but soon thanks to the agriculture of the coffee in the decade of 80, the cultivation of cereals and the creation of cattle.
In the year of 1985 was created the National Park of Chapada Diamantina that shelters 52 % of great natural beauty: rivers with waterfalls, canyons and valleys. The valley of the Paty is considered one of the most beautiful of the world.
In May of 1999 the Municipal Park of Mucugê was created, where the project “Sempre Viva” is developed, that the extraction of the plant has keep on trying to ally to technological inquiries, structuring of the Ecotourism and generation of jobs. However some person don´t think that´s important, so they don´t follow the rules.
Is in the June parties that Mucugê expressed the tribute to a patron of the city: Saint João Batista.
All these reasons and much more, make of Mucugê a place with great potential for the development of the tourism. There you can find out a lot of beautiful places. And you can put away in your mind for all this life.
