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Ubatuba is one of the best places in Brazil to practice surf, nautical sports, and diving. There are beach options for all kinds of audiences – from the high waves of Itamambuca to the calms waters of Lázaro. Uninhabited beaches such as Brava, Almada, Cedro draw one’s attention, and the access to them is made through tracks. For those looking for movement, the best option is “Grande” Beach or the schooner rides to Anchieta Island. The services are focused on Itaquá and Centro beaches, with a developed infrastructure to welcome visitors all year long.
Another wonder Ubatuba exhibits are the preserved stretches of “Mata Atlântica” (Atlantic Forest), at Serra do Mar Park, on the region’s far north.
The city north limits is the historical city of Parati, in the state of Rio de Janeiro; southward, Caraguatatuba, in the state of São Paulo; westward you can reach Vale do Paraíba, in the same state.
(from the site http://www.turismo.gov.br/)
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The origin of the name comes from the Tupi words uyba(arrows or canoes) and tuba (many). Ubatuba was the place where the Portuguese signed the first treaty of peace of the Americas with the Tupinamba Indians, a treaty that keep Brazil in the Portuguese hands, with one language and one faith. Back in the 16th century the Tupinamba families had been put into slavery by the Portuguese to work in sugar cane plantations in the South, in the surroundings of the city of Saint Vincent. The Tupinamba answered to this outrage with a powerul confederation - The Tamoio Confederation - that could destroy Saint Vincent with the help of the French who had founded a colony before the foundation of Rio de Janeiro in the Guanabara Bay, named The Antarctic France. The Portuguese counted on the Jesuits Priests, Fathers Anchieta and Nobrega, who were sent to Ubatuba (a tribe named Yperoig) to make peace with the Indians. Anchieta was kept as a hostage and Nobrega got back to Saint Vincent with the Chief Cunhambebe to make arrangements for the final Treaty. The Portuguese won, destroying the Antarctic France and keeping the land. If the French had won, the history could have been another one: where there are the States of Rio and São Paulo nowadays, there could be a huge French department or another French speaking country.
(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubatuba)
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