Morro de São Paulo

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Morro de São Paulo is a village in the northern tip of the Tinharé island in Bahia. Reachable only by boat or plane, the village has no paved streets or car traffic. There are, however, lots of hotels, pousadas and restaurants, as well as a few ATMs. The island's beaches are nice and imaginatively named First, Second, Third and Fourth beach.

Morro de São Paulo
Morro de São Paulo

[edit] Get in

[edit] By plane

Morro has no actual airport but charter flights from Salvador take 20 minutes from Salvador and land on a runway near the Fourth Beach. Turismo Bahia Travel Agency, [1] TURISMOBAHIA operate flights for around R$180 from Salvador.

[edit] By boat

You can get there from Salvador by catching a ferry or catamaran from the Mercado Modelo, a 5 min walk from the lower end of the Lacerda Elevator. The ferry costs about R$ 50.

[edit] By car

Drivers can reach as near as the neighboring city of Valença, from where the trip can be finished on the local ferry.

[edit] Get around

The best (and only) abundant form of transport on the Island is your feet.

Being an island, there is no vehicular access to Morro de São Paulo. Until recently, tractors for garbage collection, transportation of heavy materials,tours to distant beaches and to and from pousadas on the Fourth Beach were the only motorized vehicles allowed. Today however, although vehicles are not permitted on the beaches and main roads (i.e. Caminho da Praia, Fonte Grande), there are buggy-taxis on the roads that parallel the beaches, through Zimbo, Campo da Mangaba and the Gamboa village.

[edit][add listing] See

Up the hill (morro, in Portuguese), there is a lighthouse and a fort dating from 1630.

[edit][add listing] Do

  • Beaches - Most beaches in Morro are reachable on foot and great for lounging about in the sun. Many of them, however, can be a little rocky and too shallow to swim. There is a quiet beach behind the hill that is good for swimming.

[edit][add listing] Buy

  • Shops line the path from the boat dock past the first beach. There are many clothing stores that sell mostly t-shirts and bathing suits but some also sell skirts and dresses. Be sure to check out the flip-flops. Havaiana and Ipanema flip-flops are very popular. There is also a shop that sells lots of touristy trinkets.

[edit][add listing] Eat

  • Minha Loca Paixão The restaurant is in the pousada. Great food and reasonable prices.
  • Sambass This restaurant is on 2nd beach. The tables are right on the beach next to the Jamaican restaurant. They have a great atmosphere and good food. Try the red snapper or whatever fresh fish they have that night. Most nights they have live music.

[edit][add listing] Drink

  • At night drink stands open up all over. They are all pretty much the same. They will mix in any fruit you want with Cachaça.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

Traditionally an ovrepriced spot, there are bargain options on the island. Never follow local touts around, as they will get a commission and ruin your potential discount.

[edit] Budget

  • Pousada e Camping da Dona Amèrica, (From the Praca, walk down Rua da Fonte 200 mts), ☎ +55 75 3483 1435. Single, R$ 20. Also camping..  edit
  • Aradhia Pousada, (Just past the 2nd beach). Large rooms for a low price.  edit

[edit] Mid Range

[edit] Splurge

  • Pousada Da Torre, 2a PRAIA, 05 Morro de São Paulo (On the 2nd beach 50 feet after you come down the stairs), ☎ ( 0055 75 ) 36521038 / 36521252 (), [2]. Smaller rooms but has a nice pool, bar and air conditioning.  edit
  • Pousada Vila das Pedras, 2a PRAIA, 05 Morro de São Paulo (On the 2nd beach right before the Pousada Da Torre). checkout: 12:00. Nice pool, bar and air conditioning.  edit

[edit] Get out

  • Boipeba - the pristine beaches of Boipeba village make a very nice day-trip from Morro. Take the boat, as going by land means uncomfortable travelling in an improvised tractor convoy through a shaky sandy road.
  • Pousada Morro de Sao Paulo

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