The most beautiful natural sites to discover Brazil

Far from the center, das Conchas beach (shells) is a true geographical curiosity because it draws a close-close circle, so the sea is very calm and it is a good dive spot.

Along the Praia Jaguaribe (or Praia do SESC) there are many small barracas, making it one of the most popular beaches for young people to meet there (paquerar!). The neighbouring Praia de Piatã is bordered by coconut palms.

Located between Piatã and Itapoã, Placafor was the beach in vogue in the 1960s. It owes its name to the presence of a Ford advertisement (placa Ford)!

Praia dos Artistas was very popular with Bahian artists and intellectuals in the 1970s. The waves are low, which makes it interesting for children.

Armação beach has strong waves, ideal for surfing and windsurfing.

Jardim dos Namorados is not suitable for swimming, but it now has a nice and pleasant garden for walks.

Praia do Corsário is very popular with volleyball and football fans.

The beach of Flamengo is rather pleasant and deserves to spend half a day there. You can go there in the morning to sunbathe next to the coconut trees and walk back to Itapuã.

Located 8 km from Fazenda, this beach is isolated from buildings. It has good waves and is very much appreciated by surfers.

The quilombo of Palmares is a major place in post-colonial Brazil. The curious traveller who passes through Salvador cannot miss the statue of the "hero" of negritude: Zumbi de Palmares, an African king enslaved in Brazil. He managed to escape with many maroons and built a city in the northern hinterland. From the beginning of the 17th century, the slaves who managed to escape from the fazendas (farms) and engenhos (small sugar cane processing factories) began to gather in safe places where they could move freely, these communities are known as quilombos.

The largest and most famous quilombo in Brazil, the one "governed" by Zumbi dos Palmares, was established in the Serra da Barriga, 80 km from Maceió. It brought together runaway slaves, Indians and a few outcast whites, who resisted fiercely for almost 100 years, like the Canudos rebels not far from here, before finally being wiped out by the Portuguese crown army in 1694. The story goes that Zumbi fell after being betrayed by one of his own.

Unfortunately, the remains of the quilombo are not promoted: no guards, no means, and you will have to rent a vehicle. On the spot, guides offer, "voluntarily", to guide you. More than a visit, it is a small adventure for those who are particularly interested in this page of Brazilian history.

Created in 1997, it is a vast open-air museum where you can browse the sites that were the theatre of the war of Canudos: Death valley, Alto do Mário, sacred road, sticking valley… Charming names, echoing the furious violence of the confrontations that occurred in these places. No trace of the village, because not content with having razed and burned the village after having exterminated most of the inhabitants, the Brazilian government blew the site under the Açude Cocorobó (the lake created by a water restraint near Parque Estadual).