BRAZIL

BRAZIL / BRASIL.

Tourism.
Torres, Rio Grande do Sul. Cliffs.
Last stamp in a set of 3, issued on 19.12.1975.
Face value: 0.70 Brazilian cruzeiros.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 1516.
- RHM No. C-918.
- Scott No. 1420.
- StampWorld No. 1533.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1571.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1178.

Torres is a Brazilian municipality located in the extreme north of the Atlantic coast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The landscape of the city stands out for being the only beach in Rio Grande do Sul where rocky walls (falésias) stand out next to the sea, known as “Towers” of Garita beach, made of volcanic basalt, and for having in front of it the only maritime island in the state, Ilha dos Lobos. European colonization of the area began well into the 16th century. Among the pioneers who ventured into these areas were the slave hunters, who came in search of Indians. The Torres development (which is now a city of about 40,000 inhabitants) began in the 1810s, when the area was studied by the French naturalist Augustin de Saint-Hilaire. Towards the end of the 19th century, Torres became a tourist attraction due to its long beaches and the beauty of its landscapes.