The accident occurred Sunday night in the Bay of All Saints, near the metropolitan region of Salvador, the capital of central Bahia state, Xinhua reported.
A spokesperson for the Fire Department reported that two people remained missing.
Among the fatal victims were a 7-year-old boy and a 17-year-old teenager.
The exact number of passengers on board at the time of the shipwreck is unknown.
AMK/PR
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