Mangue Seco

Mangue Seco is the last beach of the northern coast of Bahia.  The history of this picturesque fishing village dates back to 1548, when some priests were saved from a shipwreck.  In the XIX century, thanks to its privileged position, an intense and prosperous trade was developed in its ports.  In 1930, the high tide [...]
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Salvador

The Bay of All Saints is considered the largest and most important bay in Brazil.  It is also the second biggest in the world.  Natural port of the Lusitanians, stage of incredible battles against pirates, and the birthplace of the majority of the castaways of the region, the bay is rich in history, culture and [...]
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Cachoeira

Like Salvador, in the Reconcavo Bahiano (the coastline that defines the Bay) it is possible to perceive the intensity of the cultural and racial miscegenation that has taken place in the country.  Situated on the banks of the Paraguaçu River, Cachoeira is one of the Bahian municipalities that has most preserved its cultural and historic [...]
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São Félix

Located on the opposite side of the Paraguaçu River, the city of Sao Felix appears to be a reflection of the neighboring Cachoeira.  Inhabited by the Tupinambás Indians until the XVI century, its development began thanks to the climate and terrain suitable for the planting of the tobacco leaf, which is produced in large scale [...]
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Maragogipe

The last nautical stronghold of the Bay of All Saints, Maragogipe is located exactly at the meeting point of the Paraguaçu and Guaí Rivers.  The Portuguese explorers were dazzled by the natural richness and with the easy access of any kind of vessel, making their residences, planting sugarcane, and building mills and flour houses.  Surrounded [...]
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Praia do Forte

Known throughout the world for its beautiful beaches and for its exuberant nature, the Costa dos Coqueiros (Coconut tree coast) is a small tropical paradise on the north coast of Bahia.  It is in this dreamlike place, located in the Mata de São João municipality, where the first coconut trees were planted.  Its small towns [...]
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Imbassaí

Imbassai is another town on the Costa dos Coqueiros where nature offers great and rare beauty.  An old Indian village, its name in Tupi (indigenous language) means “where the river passes.”  There are 6km of beaches, where, running parallel to the ocean and separated by sandy white dunes and beautiful coconut trees, is the Imbassai [...]
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Morro de São Paulo

In the south of the Bay of All Saints, the Costa do Dende is a graceful place with a mild climate that charmed the first pathfinders.  The Portuguese, confronting the anger of the Aimores Indians, founded the insular city of Cairu, one of the most important villages of the Portuguese colony, from the XVI century.  [...]
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Boipeba

Boipeba is an island formed by small villages that survive off of fishing and the cultivation of dende.  The untouched nature makes it a real ecological paradise.  Its coast is characterized by, on one side, idyllic native beaches, and on the other side, rivers that run in the direction of the ocean, forming a magnificent [...]
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Baía de Camamu

The Camamu Bay is located in the bucolic city of Camamu, founded by Jesuits that came to catechize the Indians and who became the largest producers of manioc flour in Brazil.  Their plantations and the extraction of wood made them quite prosperous and attracted the greed of pirates and invaders.  To protect themselves, Jesuits, plantation [...]
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Península de Maraù

Camamu is the entry point to the Maraú Peninsula.  Stretching 40km, the peninsula has the ocean on one side, a river on the other side, and idyllic lakes in its interior.  Its beaches, with calm and warm waters, are surrounded by reefs that form natural pools full of fish.  One of them, Taipu de Fora, [...]
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Itacaré

Itacaré houses people from various places and traditions.  The first people to arrive in Itacaré were the Jesuits, who left their mark with the Sao Miguel church, in 1718.  After that, the city became one of the main cacao routes.  The prosperity of the region can be seen in the colonial manors and townhouses that [...]
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Canavieiras

The city of Canavieiras also experienced relative prosperity during the golden period of the XVIII century, as it was a storage and shipping port for cacao.  Traces of this period can be seen in the ornamental and colorful facades of the colonial architecture.  The city is known as the crab capital of Bahia, thanks to [...]
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Porto Seguro

The first region in Brazil visited by the Portuguese in 1500 was the south of Bahia, currently known as the Costa do Descobrimento (Coast of Discovery).  The birthplace of the history and culture of Brazil was declared a World Heritage Site due to its 225 km² of forest and all the untouched diversity within it.  [...]
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Santo André

Santo André, 26km to the north of the city of Porto Seguro, is a small village that extends for 13km of coast.  A true piece of paradise, it is framed on one side by a river, and by the ocean and beaches with coconut trees on the other.  A small town is inside of an [...]
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Arraial d'Ajuda

Just 6km from Porto Seguro is Arraial d’Ajuda.  Located at a lattitude of 17º, the same as Bali and other alternative places, the picturesque Arraial attracts esoteric tourists and people come from all over the world to experience its magic.  It’s exuberant nature and white sand native beaches full of coconut trees create a climate [...]
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Trancoso

Are 12km of beach unite Arraial d’Ajuda with the calm and charming town of Trancoso, which was founded by Jesuit priests in 1586.  Discovered by hippies in 1970, it stopped being a isolated and rustic place and became a tourist destination that combined simplicity and sophistication.  Trancoso is located on the top of a hill, [...]
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Caraíva

Embedded between its namesake river and the ocean is Caraiva, a primitive village that has remained untouched by modern civilization.  Solar energy and generators are its only sources of energy.  It is only possible to arrive by canoe, because cars are not allowed on its streets covered in sand, which at night are only illuminated [...]
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Corumbau

The Costa das Baleias runs along the extreme southern coast of Bahia.  It’s an idyllic place where the ocean is a deep crystalline blue.  One of the most charming destinations on the coast is Corumbau, a paradise made up of 15km of beaches of white sand and crystalline waters.  In the Pataxó language, Corumbau means [...]
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Cumuruxatiba

A small exquisite balneary is also part of the Costa das Baleias: Comuruxatiba.  Inhabited by descendants of the Pataxós Indians and the families of fishermen, the village maintains a rhythm based on tranquility and simplicity.  Its beaches are framed by coconut trees and colorful cliffs, with small warm water rivers that run between them.
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Abrolhos

The Costa das Baleias (Whale Coast) is named that because of the hundreds of humpback whales that migrate from the cold of Antartica to mate and procreate in its warm waters.  A perfect place for water sports and snorkeling, where you can see the diverse species of fish and exotic coral.  The coast houses the [...]
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Chapada Diamantina

LENÇÓIS The Chapada Diamantina National Park is one of the most fascinating national parks and one of the most important destinations for ecotourism in Brazil.  The mountain landscape houses an extraordinary variety of ecosystems: cerrado (vegetation), tropical forest, rocks, catinga, fascinating waterfalls, pools with fresh [...]
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