Category: Brazil
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Arembepe
Another town right south of Itacimirim is Arembepe. This town is not as spread out and actually quite nice to look at. It’s past with the Hippie community micht have some to do with that. Swimming is somewhat easier as well thanks to the reef in front of the harbour that keeps the waves out.…
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Sapiranga and a snake
One of the tours you can book in Praia do Forte is marketed as a fun adventure with kayaking and ziplining. What they don’t advertise that much is that the whole event is located in a private nature reserve where they try to rebuild the atlantic rainforest. Similar to what it had been before the…
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Whalewatching in Praia de Forte
One of the “new” ways to make money is by going out to take tourists whalewatching instead of hunting them. To make the whole trip not just about the tourists they always take some researchers on board so at least some scientific value can be gained. The whole enterprise is not without side effects though…
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Castelo Praia do Forte
On the hill overlooking Praia do Forte is the ruin of Casa da Torre de Garcia D´Ávila. An old stronghold. Built in 1551 by the portuguese family that used to rule the area. All 200 km2 of it. The stronghold had everything you might need to ensure supremacy over an area. The view from up…
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Projeto TAMAR
Praia do Forte used to be a village mostly dependent on fishing and hunting. The only other source of income where some plantations that weren’t very environmental sound as well. That started to change, when Projeto TAMAR (TArtarugas MARe, sea turtles) built a station at the old lighthouse. Today it is one of several along…
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Bathing excursion to Praia do Forte
One of the “attractions” in Praia do Forte are the shallow pools one can visit at low tide. They are pretty much a natural bath tub. The water is warm and there are no waves crashing in. But unlike in a bathtub you have companions. Small crabs and fish like to stay in the pools.…
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Praia do Forte
The next town over from Itacimirim is Praia de Forte. This town lives and breathes tourism. Even if only 30 years ago it took a whole day to get there from Salvador. And you would have prefered to go by horse. Because the roads… Well today there is not much left of the old fishing…
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Visiting Mangue Seco
Having just arrived at the place we were already approached by a guy that wanted to sell us a buggy tour in the dunes. Funny part about is: There is only one company selling those trips on the whole island. And you don’t actually can go very far without one of those sand crawlers. Ah…
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Trip to Mangue Seco
So for today a trip to Mangue Seco had been planned. This little Peninsula got famous through a book by Jorge Armado whose adaption as a telenovela was shot here in 1996. Even if it’s just 137 km according to Google maps and it thinks you should be there in 1.5 hours you better don’t…
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Itacimirim
So I moved to Iticimirim. This time it wasn’t a hostel but a pousada where I had my own room. Why there? Because my friends Bernhard, Michaela and Lisa-Marie stayed there for their 4 week vacation. We had decided to meet up before I left Germany. Actually they where the ones that gave me a…