Our Room at the Pousada

Vacation Time - Morro de Sao Paulo

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December 20th 2009
We took a two hour catamaran ride from Salvador to the island of Tinhare and the small town of Morro de Sao Paulo perched over the Atlantic Ocean. I read that there were no paved roads in MSP. In fact there were only two sand roads in town, one of which lead out to four beaches, appropriately named, First Beach, Second Beach, etc. Before we even left the boat men came aboard trying to grab our ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Morro de São Paulo

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more