The southern part of Bahia is an interesting mixture of modern and traditional influences. You’ll find many of the things that the Bahian coast is famous for: Bahianas in traditional white hoop dresses serving regional foods in the praças of the small villages, 17th century religious architecture from Brazil’s colonial period,...
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The citizens of Haiti are currently dealing with devastation and suffering that few of us can even imagine. Tuesday’s earthquake has reduced large parts of the the country’s capitol, Port Au Prince, to rubble and devastated their already poor infrastructure making the task of delivering aid extremely difficult. Official...
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Walking up along the northern beaches is a must while you’re in Arraial. First, the beaches themselves are long and excellent for swimming–with clear, warm water that is generally shallow and calm. Plus, there are kiosks spread at intervals all along this part of the coast, many associated with some pousada or other (but the...
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The main beach in Arraial is Praia do Mucugé, at the bottom of the Estrada do Mucugé just below the village. Due to its proximity to the village, it is by far the most popular and crowded of the beaches here. There are plenty of beach bars with plenty of beach chairs and umbrellas to keep the sun off. Some trees line the area...
read moreThere is almost nothing but nightlife in Porto Seguro and it’s wild and well organized. Each night of the week belongs to a different club or super-barraca. The party just moves from one to the next during the week (see sidebar). The Passarela do Alcool goes all week long and weekends, but it ends at around 11pm so as not to...
read morePorto Seguro Get all the information on visiting Porto Seguro, the land of the Super-Barraca (huge party cabanas on the beachfront). You’ll see young people from all over Brazil in Porto, especially from Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. The parties are non-stop and every night is a different venue. Find out more… Arraial...
read moreArraial d’Ajuda means Settlement of Help and the original village center is just that–a kind of small settlement on top of the bluff overlooking the beautiful ocean. (As a side note, the village was not named because of its helpful nature, but was in honor of one of the principal ships that landed here in the discovery,...
read morePorto Seguro is 705 kilometers from Salvador. It has a fairly well equipped airport that receives flights from all over the country. Most flights into town are with Nordeste (73/288-3131), but you can also get here on TAM (73/288-4926) and Vasp (73/288-1205). Arriving by bus from Salvador, you can take the Aguia Branca line...
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