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Porto Seguro: Night Life & Fun

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There 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 interfere with the club schedule. It’s almost too well organized. And the offerings are all pretty much the same: Axé music and dance, some techno and some Forró. It’s made to appeal to young Brazilians, visiting Porto Seguro on a packaged trip, and not to visiting foreigners. If you’re young and single, you might be able to wedge yourself into the scene with some broken Portuguese. Otherwise, the scheduled Porto Seguro night scene will probably not serve your cup of tea.

Happily, there are a few clubs in town that are not part of the main Porto Seguro itinerary and are open at different times during the week–providing some alternatives to the main schedule of events. One is called Porto Night (Av. dos Navegantes, www.portonight.com.br) and another is Cia do Mar (next door to the ferryboat station, www.ciadomar.tur.br). There are also bars that stay open late in the Praça da Bandeira area.

Porto Seguro: Getting There & Around

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Porto 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 (71/4004-1010), which leaves from the main bus terminal several times a day.

You can easily walk around the lower city of Porto Seguro on foot–from the Trevo do Cabral to the ferryboat that goes across to Arraial d’Ajuda. You’ll need a taxi, bus, or tour van to take you to the beaches along the north coast. There are busses that go up and down the coast all day until early evening. You can catch these across from the Shalimar hotel. You might want to take a bus or taxi to and from the rodoviaria. Although it is within walking distance, the heat and uphill climb make it a bit uncomfortable during the day and it’s probably not a good idea to walk there at night. Likewise the stairway that goes up to the Cidade Historica is ok during the day, but should be avoided at night.

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