CARAVELLAS, a seaport town of Brazil, in the province of Espiritu Santo, on a river, and not far from a bay, to which it gives its name, in 17° 49' S. lat. and 39° 26' W. long. It is the principal port of the neighbouring country, and serves as the headquarters of the whale fishery of the Abrolhos Islands which lie off the coast. Population, about 5000.