Porto Seguro - Bahia

Is located a:

730 kilometres from Salvador
950 kilometres from Belo Horizonte
602 kilometres from Vitória
1.120 quilômetros from Rio de Janeiro.

Porto Seguro is a historic city, whose catholic and colonial heritage formed a rare, simple and beautiful architectonic group.

In the past, it was difficult to imagine that, after 500 years, this city that was an entrance port to the discovery of Brazil has turned into one of the most important tourist points of the country.

Its antique infrastructure, specially, in the zone of Ciudad Alta reveals how the city used to be in the time of the first colonial port of Brazil.

This location has 80 kilometres of beaches with transparent water and fine white sand, all them protected by choral reeves. Besides, this site counts with rivers, coconut trees and exuberant Atlantic glade.

Is interesting to visit:

Center Historic of the City
Marine Municipal Park
Marine of Recife de Fora Park
National of the Monte Pascoal Park
Reserve Indigenous of the Jaqueira
Island of Pirata
Terravista Golf Course.


Among the most important beaches, it is possible to mention:

Río dos Mengues. 8 kilometres from Porto Seguro. A beach for young people

For those who like privacy, the recommended beaches are: Del Nudismo, Pedra Grande, Itapororoca and Taipe.

For those who like beautiful landscapes, the optimal beaches are: Barra Velha, De Mutá, Río de la Barra and Del Espejo.

For those who like nature, the best place is the coast of the south littoral, Arraial D´Ajuda, also called "the corner of the world"; 4 kilometres from the city.

The beaches in this sector are plenty of reeves and scarps.

The wonderful and lonely beaches of Pitinga and Taípe are located to the south.

To get access to them, it is recommendable to walk until the sector of Trancoso, a 12 kilometre hike.

Its principal attractions are the warm beaches and the aquatic park Paradise Water, which offers gigantic ramps and pools.

Porto Seguro municipality has a long coast of fine and white sand beaches (over 85Km), without any pollution, the north coast has excellent infrastructure; the south coast is growing in infrastructure too. Porto Seguro has 140.264 inhabitants.

The city is considered one of the most important tourist places of Brazil, welcome to native tourist from the center, the south and from other countries. It has luxury hotel infrastructure and other comfortable lodgings but also qualified.

Porto Seguro has an international airport for great planes. 500 years ago, when Cabral arrived, it was known that Porto Seguro was a great legacy. It is more than one hour away from the main capitals; the airlines have flights to country destinations. Porto Seguro is one of the biggest hotel centers of Brazil, with more than 37.000 rooms for every preference and different prices.

Main Attractions:

1. Buildings and valuable places of XVI century.
2. Discovery limit from Portugal in 1503.
3. Church of Nossa Senhora da Pena

For enjoying

It is very easy to have fun in Porto Seguro, persons of all ages, in groups and alone, will enjoy at the beach region with clear waters, assuring them comfort, ship rides, diving, ecological walks, native reserves, one of the biggest aquatic parks of America Latina, go shopping, crafts, and good food.

If you have time, you will enjoy the nightlife in the downtown, where you will enjoy the beaches shores, sharing fruits, seeing shows with several region rhythms. All this make Porto Seguro one of the main tourist places of Brazil.

How to arrive

By land:

You have to go by road towards Eunapolis. From there, you will continue along highway BR 367 to Porto Seguro, located 62 Km. from this place.

By plane:

Airport of Porto Seguro
PHONE: (73) 3288-1880
Services: reservations head office, rent a cars, snack, newspaper and magazine stand, souvenirs store, taxi rank.

The airport of Porto Seguro receives flights from Salvador, Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and other Brazilian capitals.

The airlines with regular flights to Porto Seguro are: Varig, Tam, Gol, Ocean Air (the airlines can change their flights without notice).