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Beach in state of Pernambuco, Brazil
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Porto de Galinhas is a coastal town in the municipality of Ipojuca, in Pernambuco.
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Assoc. Prop. e Condutores de Bugue
Hire a boat and get to Ilha de Santo Aleixo. Caribbean-style Island front of Toquinho beach (south of Porto de Galinhas). Ideal for snorkelling and swimming. The excursion takes up to 6 hours.
Mergulhão Scuba
Explore the natural reef by scuba diving while you're there. These guys will come pick you up at your hotel (which ever one in a 6 miles radius) and take you to explore the natural ponds. A great experience.
The name is a mixture of "bar" and "macaxeira" (sweet cassava). Its speciality is macaxeira gratinada, baked mashed cassava with meat and cheese.
Seafood at the seaside. "Telha" is a curved clay tile used to roof houses. The speciality of Peixe na Telha is a fish baked in this clay tile. The restaurant is accessible from the road or from the beach. It provides a free shower for people coming for dinner directly from the beach. Optionally they guard valuables during the meal. The restaurant is directly in front of the natural tide pools.
Expensive but delicious. The speciality of the restaurant is beijupirá (filet of cobia). They serve lobster and shrimp dishes as well. Menus are available in English, German, Italian and Finnish.
The first hotel of Porto de Galinhas. Literally on the beach, which is also one of the region's safest ones for swimming. Great for kids, with a whole staff just for them.
Single and double-bed studios with A/C, balcony, fridge and microwave oven. Large pool and excellent breakfast. Some construction noise during the day (Dec 2019). Decent free Wi-Fi that may get disconnected during peak hours if many guests are using it. Only one member of the staff of 3 speaks any English.
Good service by the two Swiss owners.
Cheap and clean little hotel.
This pousada has a pool with a swim-in sauna and provides full breakfast and free Internet service to guests. They have English speaking staff and English speaking drivers on call for excursions.
Very cozy and amiable staff. Very nice service and hosting. Can host parties of up to 8 people per apartment.
Ideal for honeymooners. This cozy little pousada is just the best when you want to spend a lovely honeymoon. When there, be sure to try the massage therapy.
Great for couples with or without kids. Has a restaurant. Be sure to order the lobster.
This pousada provides a friendly, quiet atmosphere. The rooms are sparsely furnished, but have a minibar. The proprietor, Rose, speaks English.
Not very clean or quiet.
Ideal for families.
By bus or carpooling
From Recife, two bus lines make the trip to Porto, as locals call it.
By car
Porto de Galinhas is about 80 km from Recife (via BR-101 and PE-60 roads), 330 km from Natal, 800 km from Salvador, 2.300 km from Rio de Janeiro and 2.800 km from São Paulo.
By taxi
You can also take an Uber, 99taxi or local taxi from Recife or from other places around Porto de Galinhas.
The town is small and easily navigable on foot. Uber and 99Taxi also work, as of December 2019, and a typical 10-minute trip costs about R$ 6.
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