Engenho Ibirajuba - Fornalhas

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Sítio Arqueológico Engenho Ibirajuba Structures in stone and brick, remnants of the N. S. De Nazareh Chapel and a sugar cane mill and aguardente distillery owned by the Companhia de Jesus, 18th century. In 1732, it had "around 300 slaves between blacks, mulattos, and Indians," where sugar production reached up to 1,000 arrobas per year."(Cunha et al, 2006). Located on the right bank of the Acará River. https://goo.gl/maps/fKzE5sw22Bn CUNHA, A. P. M. ; MARQUES, F. L. T. . Jesuit enterprises in the Amazon estuary: Historical and archaeological potential of the Jaguarari Plantation and the Ibirajuba Royal Mill. In: XIII Congress of SAB, 2005, Campo Grande.