Beach areas Recife or Bahia from Rio
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Beach areas Recife or Bahia from Rio
What would be the best way to logistically get to another beach area from Rio ? Possibly NE brazil? Looking for somewhere we can stay on or near the beach. We realize that the Brazil coast is much difference than the mexican Riviera Maya or Phuket island, but looking for something similar that we can use for a base to explore beaches/or day trips. We also have to figure out logistics of heading back to the US. Do we have to go back to Rio to get a flight back home or is it doable to fly back from NE brazil beach areas? Help!! Suggestions are welcome. Trying to book this asap for November trip
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There's a direct flight to Miami from Salvador on AA.
Explore the concept of an open jaw flight. Arrive Rio. Depart Salvador. (But Salvador-Rio is only a 2 hour flight.)
You will find many small pousadas in Brazil, but no AI resorts of the Yucatan type and no beach huts of the SE Asia type either.
Bahia has many of the best beaches IMO.
Salvador has many "city" beaches, from Porto da Barra to Itapúa. Most accomodations are across the main beach road, not on the beach, but a few in Itapúa (too far for easy sightseeing in the city proper) are, with high walls though and a door to the beach.
You could go up the coast from Salvador to Guarajuba (try hotel Vila Gale Marais or a pousada) by bus. It's quiet, with lots of vacation homes of Brazilians. Praia do Forte is lively, touristy and very nearby (10 minutes by taxi) with shops and lots of restaurants.
You can take the catamaran to Morro do Sao Paulo, with a number of beaches and nightlife.
The other option to arrive there is to take the car ferry from Salvador to Bom Despacho on Itaparica island (40 minute crossing) and take a bus to Valenca. (Buses in Brazil are like business class air in the US.)
In Valenca you can take a boat to Morro or to Boipeba.
From Bom Despacho, you can also get a bus to the boat for Barra Grande on Marau peninsula, more isolated and less touristy.
The best way to see what these places look like is to do a Youtube search.
Explore the concept of an open jaw flight. Arrive Rio. Depart Salvador. (But Salvador-Rio is only a 2 hour flight.)
You will find many small pousadas in Brazil, but no AI resorts of the Yucatan type and no beach huts of the SE Asia type either.
Bahia has many of the best beaches IMO.
Salvador has many "city" beaches, from Porto da Barra to Itapúa. Most accomodations are across the main beach road, not on the beach, but a few in Itapúa (too far for easy sightseeing in the city proper) are, with high walls though and a door to the beach.
You could go up the coast from Salvador to Guarajuba (try hotel Vila Gale Marais or a pousada) by bus. It's quiet, with lots of vacation homes of Brazilians. Praia do Forte is lively, touristy and very nearby (10 minutes by taxi) with shops and lots of restaurants.
You can take the catamaran to Morro do Sao Paulo, with a number of beaches and nightlife.
The other option to arrive there is to take the car ferry from Salvador to Bom Despacho on Itaparica island (40 minute crossing) and take a bus to Valenca. (Buses in Brazil are like business class air in the US.)
In Valenca you can take a boat to Morro or to Boipeba.
From Bom Despacho, you can also get a bus to the boat for Barra Grande on Marau peninsula, more isolated and less touristy.
The best way to see what these places look like is to do a Youtube search.
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The city beach in Recife has a shark problem, posted with big signs, but lots of locals go to sunbathe and drink/eat. You can go 45 minutes north to Itamaraca, or an hour south to Porto de Galinhas or Calhetaas.
Recife has a quirky sculpture park and ceramic atelier worth seeing. Nearby Olinda has Colonial buildings and some Pernambucan cultural dance/music and crafts.
AA used to have Recife as a stop on the same flight as Salvador, to Miami. Don't know what the current situation is.
Recife has a quirky sculpture park and ceramic atelier worth seeing. Nearby Olinda has Colonial buildings and some Pernambucan cultural dance/music and crafts.
AA used to have Recife as a stop on the same flight as Salvador, to Miami. Don't know what the current situation is.
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There are thousands of wonderful beaches up and down the coast, both those found in guidebooks like Pipa, and those less famous. Generally they are more relaxing than big cities, particularly in terms of vigilance needed. Which to choose depends on how much time and money the OP invests in travel. The two places she mentioned are a short flight from Rio, with some of the richest cultural , as well as beach, offerings.
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