Locate in the Porto Seguro District, and very near Arraial De Ajuda, Pitinga beach is for sure one of the most beautiful beaches in the state of Bahia, which means, one of the best beaches in Brazil. In front of the beach there is a big mountain, full of green vegetation, that gives you the idea, while you are swimming of being in a lost paradise. There are a lot of swimming pools in Pitinga Beach, and you can take a bath there while colorful fishes swim around you.
The beach has a very good infrastructure, because you can find almost whatever you want, but does not loose the sense of virginity.
WHERE TO STAY AND HOW TO GO – HOTELS AND FLIGHTS
Is recommendable to book your accommodation before coming because you will not find good hotels in Pitinga Beach, although resorts and villas are excellent and put you more in contact with nature.
The best way to arrive to Pitinga Beach is to fly to the city of Porto Seguro, if you can find a direct flight from your home. If not you should fly to Sao Paulo, Recife or Rio de Janeiro and from there to Porto Seguro. You should check Varig Airlines, Gol Airlines and TAM airlines.
Porto de Galinhas (Port of Chickens Beach) is in our selection the second best beach in Brazil. This spectacular beach changed from a fisherman village to a very popular destination for domestic travelers, that are hypnotized by its beauty and happy about the medium level of infrastructure that the beach has developed.
The history of the beach name is very interesting. In the 19th century, Brazilian government prohibited the slave commerce, which was very common in Recife until then. So, pirates had to create a solution to continue bringing slaves to Brazil avoiding the law, and then they started delivering slaves to other beaches more deserted, like for example Suape and Ipojuca. When the “black ships” (named that was given to the ships that commerce slaves) arrives to the port, to avoid suspicious the code message was “there are new chickens in the beach”, where chickens were obviously the slaves; hence, the beach get the name of Port of Chickens Beach.
WHERE TO STAY AND HOW TO GO – HOTELS AND FLIGHTS
In Porto de Galinhas, there are not major hotel chains. The concept of big hotel is not adequate for this type of beach, so you will not find here the big hotels that are normally across Brazil. The interest thing about Porto de Galinha beach is that there are a lot of villages in the downtown, but you have to consider that in the nearby at night there are a lot of parties and bands playing in the streets. Those villages are cheap and if you want to be in the middle of the party that is a good option, but if you are looking for peace and tranquility, you should go to the villages far from downtown