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Ribeira is a neighbourhood on the bay side of the city on the peninsula of Itapagipe in the lower city (cidade baixa). It's not very far from the well-known Igreja (Church) de Bonfim. Ribeira was initially occupied by fishermen that counted on the peacefulness of the waters. From primitive fishermen village, the area became an important summer resort in the beginning of the 20th century.
Ribeira has a long stretch of beach and barracas (simple little bars and restaurants). Sunday is the big day, with seemingly endless streams of local people eating, drinking, listening to music, dancing and socializing. On weekdays you see only a few people around and the area is perfect for those who like idyllic walks and visitors of Ribeira ice cream parlour, the most traditional in the city.
The waters are calm in the bay, so they use it for training and competitions of nautical sports. The area is a busy centre of night leisure with restaurants of typical and regional food. The view across the bay to islands and hills on the far side is lovely.
Getting to Ribeira is easy by bus. Walk to the bus stop in front of Mercado Modelo. Buses going to Ribeira pass every several minutes and Ribeira is the end of the line. There are direct buses from Barra as well.
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Imbassaí is a quiet pretty village, located in Linha Verde's (Green Line) Area of Environmental Protection, 65 km north of Salvador. Sand dunes and the river, which runs parallel to the beach, separate the village from the beach.
The Imbassaí river, also called the Barroso river, creates a diverse environment, shallow and narrow in some places and in others wide and deep. In most places its water is crystal-clear and it's perfect for swimming. It is also worth doing a beautiful and relaxed kayak trip down the river. On the sandbar, where the river meets the ocean, there are a couple of small beach bars where you can enjoy cold drink and delicious fresh.
Imbassaí offers 6 km of deserted beaches fringed with countless coconut palms and sand dunes behind. Whether you walk north of south of Imbassaí, you probably won't meet anybody for miles. A true paradise :)
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Mangue Seco is a beautiful tiny and remote village between nothing and nowhere and worth visiting in any case. It is placed between Real river's edge and tall white sand dunes that extend to the beach where you find some simple places to take a drink and eat seafood. From up on the dunes, one can see the whole immensity of sand, several coconut trees buried until the top, some donkeys and cows and the river flowing out into the see. It is an awesome view!!
Mangue Seco is where Tieta of Agreste (1996), Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Diegues' vibrant adaptation of Jorge Amado's bestseller, was set. It's a classic story of a woman who was thrown out of her native village when she was 17 and pregnant. Twenty six years later, Tieta returns as a rich widow and finds the village unchanged - a state of affairs which will not endure for long after her arrivel. The film marks the return of Brazil's biggest star Sonia Braga and has a beautiful music written by Caetano Veloso.
The best way to explore the area is taking a buggy trip through the sand dunes. I enjoyed that so much!! The driver was glad to show places where filming was done, reminding the most outstanding facts.
Mangue Seco is quite difficult of access so I recommend booking a guided day tour with one of the operators that you find in Barra or Pelourinho. In case you do it by car, take "Linha Verde" (Green Line) highway, that connects Bahia to Sergipe. You have to leave the car in Pontal where you take a motorboat to the final destination.
more pics in Mangue Seco Travelogue
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 Praia do Forte near the turtle
reserve by NedHopkins
The Project's grounds are small but fascinating. The part of the town adjacent to the grounds is filled with restaurants, bars, and souvenir shops (some with interesting items).
Unfortunately, the company I went with -- AdVal Turismo -- gave us barely an hour at the Project.
We were then taken to a nearby beach, at Guarajuba, for lunch (not included) and a three-hour stay. The beach was fine, but no better than 10,000 others in Brazil. For the R$40 (less than US$14) AdVal charged, I'd rather have spent the entire time in Praia do Forte. Leave a Comment
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 Ocean side of Barra by acemj
This beach community is laid back and restaurants and hotels are plentiful. Leave a Comment
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 the entrance to the
island by Andreas_Fran
These beach parties really heat up during the Brazilian summer (January until after Carnival) and happen every night. During the rest of the year they take place on Saturday nights, though not with the same intensity. Morro's drinks de rigueur are roskas, tropical fruits (your choice!) crushed in with sugar and vodka -- powerful and seditious.
The "main street" of the village is a sandy path lined on both sides with restaurants and bars, and the beaches are generally referred to with an un-Brazilian pragmatism as "first", "second", "third", or "fourth". The first beach (small) is lined with pousadas; the second beach (wide) is the party beach; the third beach (somewhat smaller again) is lined with more pousadas; and the fourth beach is extensive, beautiful, Caribbean-like tropical paradise. Leave a Comment
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Bahia are not only Carnaval, condombl?, skyscrepars, beaches and more...but it's also favelas, mininio de rua, families that live collecting cans...and it's also the energy of life in each person, great persons that give free professional assistance to poor people without gouvernament assistance...and it's also the country where a few riches are owner of farm big than Tuscany, where the simply people that work there are like .....'slave'?
Don't stop your visit only in front of monuments by try to understood a little bit more of this country talking with the people. Leave a Comment
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 Unlike the Alamo, Mercado
Modelo has a basement by msp_ssa, 3 more photosLeave a Comment
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 Isn't that a place to
live? by Andreas_Fran
To get there first you have to go in Morro do Sao Paulo in Bahia and then travel by track about an hour and get across the canal by boat!
Ilha Boipeba is a lovely island located at the mouth of the Rio Una in Bahia. Hiking trails along the beach, through the Atlantic Rainforest and across the island are the highlights.
It's also the perfect place to get away from the crowds of Salvador as there are long stretches of empty beaches that are perfect for relaxing and recovering.... Leave a Comment
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 Sao Antonio da Barra by andal13
Hay muchísimas iglesias en Salvador; cuando vistas el Pelourinho (el barrio antiguo) verás varias de ellas. Pero una iglesia bonita y alejada de los puntos turísticos es Sao Antonioa da Barra, situada en una colina sobre la costa. Además, desde allí, tienes una hermosa vista de la bahía. Leave a Comment Other Contact: Barra district
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