Mangue Seco

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Introducing Mangue Seco

Mangue Seco is a tiny, beautifully rustic riverfront village at the tip of a peninsula formed by the Rio Real, which delineates the Bahia/Sergipe border. The town itself is just a scattering of simple dwellings along sandy paths, a tiny church and plaza, a modern lighthouse (yielding lovely views for intrepid climbers) and a few friendly guesthouses and restaurants. The town ends at the edge of an enormous expanse of tall white sand dunes, beyond which the wide flat sands of the Bahian coast stretch to the south. Mangue Seco’s remote location causes most visitors to come on guided day tours, preventing rapid growth and leaving nights decidedly quiet. Guesthouses can arrange dune-buggy trips through the sand dunes (R$50 for up to four people). It’s about a 1½km walk to the ocean (or a R$10 dune-buggy ride), which has a handful of simple barracas strung with hammocks.

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Last updated: Oct 3, 2008

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  1. amobr82 avatar
    RE: honeymoon September 2012

    by amobr82 15 May 2012

    There won't be many tourists yet in most of the beach villages in September. (Sorry, I missed the title as I was responding to the text…
  2. amobr82 avatar
    RE: Brazilian BBQ

    by amobr82 19 September 2011

    Well, you can indeed pay "$100-$150 CDN (with wine, etc) on dinner. perhaps at Porcao in Rio, but that IMO makes it for the rich tourist…
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    RE: A lot of questions

    by amobr82 08 August 2011

    Brazilian bus info is found on the ANTT website. Check the Brazil FAQ above for info on how to access. However, fly whenever you can.…

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