▁served ▁by ▁Gast ão ▁Made ira ▁Airport . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁T up i ▁words ▁u y ba ▁( arrow s ▁or ▁can o es ) ▁and ▁t uba ▁( many ). ▁U bat uba ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁signed ▁the ▁first ▁treat y ▁of ▁peace ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁with ▁the ▁T up in amb á ▁Indians ▁( The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Peace ▁of ▁Y per o ig ▁- ▁Tr at ado ▁de ▁Paz ▁de ▁I per o ig ), ▁a ▁treat y ▁that ▁kept ▁Brazil ▁in ▁Portuguese ▁hands , ▁with ▁only ▁one ▁language ▁and ▁one ▁faith ▁( C atholic ism ). ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁the ▁T up in amb á ▁families ▁were ▁forced ▁into ▁sla very , ▁working ▁on ▁sugar ▁can e ▁plant ations ▁along ▁the ▁Southern ▁Sh ores ▁surrounding ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁Saint ▁Vincent ▁and ▁It anha ém , ▁a ▁region ▁also ▁called ▁" M orp ion " ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁André ▁Th év et ▁- ▁" Sing ular ités ▁de ▁la ▁France ▁Ant arct ique "). ▁ ▁The ▁T up in amb á ▁respond ed ▁to ▁this ▁out rage ▁with ▁the ▁T amo io ▁Confeder ation , ▁a ▁powerful ▁military ▁al liance ▁that ▁stood ▁to ▁destroy ▁Saint ▁Vincent , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁French , ▁who ▁had ▁founded ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁refuge e ▁col ony , ▁France ▁Ant arct ique ▁in ▁Gu an ab ara ▁Bay ▁before ▁the ▁foundation