Porto Seguro and Arraial de Adjuda

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Porto Seguro is the closest town of importance with an international airport. It has seen a great influx of investments and tourism boom.

The main attractions today are the day and night scenery, the warm weather and protected surrounding and the Bahiano way of life with great food, drink, music and dance.

The main monuments are;

Marco da Posse; A marble monument marking Portugal's possession of Brazil.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Pena. Built in 1535, this church holds Brazil's first religious statue, of Saint Francis of Assis.
Museu do Descobrimento. Museum of the Discovery from the 18th century architecture.
Igreja da Misericórdia. Built in 1526.
Igreja de São Benedito. Built by the jesuits.
Ruins of the Colégio dos Jesuítas. (Jesuit school). Built in 1551.

Eco-tourism

The small district of Santo André, 30 km north of Porto is the point of departure for a drive to explore the beaches, and villages along the road leading to historical town of Belmonte in the Cocoa Coast.
The Parque Ecológico do Santuário preserves 450 hectares of the Atlantic Rainforest and offers trails, a suspension bridge, flying foxes, river swimming, small boat excursions and a pony farm for children.

Arraial d'Ajuda

Discovered by hyppies in the seventies, Arraial d'Ajuda became famous and has mutated into an international spot for elegant tourism. It's special atmosphere attract tourist from various nationalities.

What makes Arraial special is it's streets so pleasant to walk and enjoy in a casual way. You will take pleasure here, inside the galleries and mini shoppings, to purchase either a simple bikini or a rustic or sophisticated handcraft.

The carnaval in Arraial is very nice and animated , still keeping a family atmosphere.

The events in Arraial are;

6 January - Folia de Reis

20 January - Festa de São Sebastião

2 February - Festa de Iemanjá

3 February - Festa de São Brás

6 to 15 August - Festa de Nossa Senhora d’Ajuda

27 September - Festa de Cosme e Damião

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