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Island in Cairu, Brazil
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Boipeba is one of the islands of the Tinharé archipelago, in the county of Cairu, in the south of the state of Bahia. Surrounded by the ocean on one side, and the Inferno River estuary on the other, this island is of rare natural beauty, home to a great variety of ecosystems.
Hostel opened in 2018. They have a pizza oven where you can eat delicious pizza. The place is run by a French-Brazilian couple.
Built in 18th century, this accommodation keeps an old fashion style. This pousada is quite small, it has only 4 rooms.
breakfast and air conditioning are included, all our 4 rooms are very spacious (6mx6m) has two large double beds (king size), dresser, closet, desk, large bathrooms and private balcony with hammock.
From Salvador take the ferry to Bom Despacho (45 minutes). From there get the bus to Valença (2 hours). From Valença get the slow boat (4 hours) or the speedboat 1½ hour (R$ 37)
Read in the guideThere are no cars on the island (excepting the ambulance and the police motorbike). There are 3 tractors used to transport people to further reaches of the island.
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