Morro de Sao Paulo

Our expert Brazil

Morro de Sao Paulo

Previous Next

Morro de Sao Paulo, Brazil One of 5 villages of the island Tinharé in Bahia. The only way to go to the island is by boat or flying Vladimira Dvorakova / age fotostock;

See more pictures: Morro de Sao Paulo

On the Brazilian coast, 2 hrs 30 mins in a boat from the south of Salvador da Bahia, is the very beautiful Ilha do Tinharé, and its village called Morro (mound) of São Paulo. Tinharé is an archipelago of 26 islands covered in tropical forest and surrounded by crystalline waters; a truly idyllic place. Usually you get there from Salvador on a scheduled boat. The boat moors at the sand-alleyed village of Morro de Sao Paulo, which was built house by house on its minuscule rock. Magnificent deserted beaches can be found there, some of the best in Brazil. This village is a small paradise, preserved with considerable choice of pousadas, restaurants and bars bursting with local culture. One of its noticeable characteristics is that there are no cars: you walk on foot along the beaches, borrow shuttles offered by hotels that are further away from the town, or you hire a cart. The beaches are numbered from 1 to 5. Party enthusiasts arrange to meet on beach n° 2. At the top of the Morro of Sao Paulo, the plunging view from the lighthouse is very pretty. At its foot, you can visit the ruins of an old Portuguese fortress.