The town has its origins in a village Jesuítica of the XVI century. It was installed here to defend the territory and prevent the action of smugglers from PAU-Brazil who verbatim arrived at. It was initially named village of St. John the Baptist.

Its development was from the former Jesuit college, transforms into the church of St. John the Baptist in the eighteenth century. There are two parallel rows of houses that end opposite the church, forming a large square, "the Square".

The entire population was still fishing and the activities existing within: gardens, houses of flour, farming of cane sugar, cereals and extractive in the jungles.
Its inhabitants through trade exchanges. Tell the natives that even older iníciodos 60s the population do not even know the national currency. In the'70s - Trancoso was redecoberta. Young sought an alternative life and ended up finding a natural paradise.
With the exception of buildings that are fallen by historical heritage, today little remains of the quiet village. Trancoso is a cosmopolitan place. People from all over the world, attracted by the exuberant nature primitivism and came to stay. There was only one place where even the art has developed a unique style.

The natural beauty you can begin to enjoy the sight behind the church. From there you can admire the scenic Inside, a scene of beaches, cliffs, outfall of rivers, forest and coconut. At the time of full moon all afternoon to meet people there to see the birth of the moon in March.

The beaches are paradisiacal: