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South (Bahia) Voyage Tips and guide

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Southern Bahia is a region of the state of Bahia, in the Northeast of Brazil.

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Map of South (Bahia)
Early morning at Prado, on the Whale Coast

Dendê Coast

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  • -13.881445-38.9519481 Barra Grande — a fishing village has managed to preserve its unique charm and environment, with a very relaxed lifestyle and splendid beaches
  • -13.6233-38.90642 Boipeba — an island surrounded by the ocean and the Inferno River estuary of rare natural beauty, home to a great variety of ecosystems
  • -13.381667-38.9138893 Morro de São Paulo — a village in the northern tip of the Tinharé island with no paved streets or car traffic
  • -13.598889-39.1069444 Nilo Peçanha — an agricultural town focused on  cocoa, guarana, cloves, oil palm, black pepper and cassava, with some historical buildings
  • -13.37-39.0727785 Valença — where you'll go to take the boat to Morro de São Paulo

Cocoa Coast

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  • -14.788889-39.0488896 Ilhéus — a place of beautiful beaches and welcoming people, land of cocoa
  • -14.785833-39.287 Itabuna — the birthplace of writer Jorge Amado , who describes it in some of his works
  • -14.277778-38.9969448 Itacaré — an up-and-coming vacation spot with amazing beaches, surf, capoeira and plenty of culture

Discovery Coast

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  • -16.490278-39.0759 Arraial d'Ajuda — a beach district of Porto Seguro
  • -16.808028-39.14919410 Caraíva — a laid-back, isolated, rustic beach town
  • -16.377778-39.5811 Eunápolis — an inland town of 114,000 people (2020)
  • -16.45-39.06512 Porto Seguro —  it has amazing beaches and preserved areas of Mata Atlântica, an original tropical jungle
  • -16.592528-39.10280613 Trancoso — an historic city where Pedro Álvares Cabral's fleet landed in 1500 to take possession of Brazil on behalf of Portugal

Whale Coast

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  • -17.731944-39.26583314 Caravelas — the nearest town to the Abrolhos Archipelago
  • -17.038889-39.53083315 Itamaraju — home of the Monte Pascoal, the first land sighted by Pedro Álvares Cabral, seen by many as the first European to arrive in Brazil
  • -17.535-39.74194416 Teixeira de Freitas — a commercial town of 160,000 serving the surrounding agricultural region

Other destinations

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  • -17.97122-38.700281 Abrolhos — an uninhabited archipelago that is an excellent area for diving, and provides opportunities for bird- and whale-watching

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Porto Seguro Airport (BPS IATA)

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