South America Day 7: Praia do Forte

2 December 2012 • 228 km / 142 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 2 January 2023
  • Brazil 10

Today, I took a bus tour up to Praia do Forte, a tourist beach village about 80 km / 50 miles east of Salvador.

It’s definitely a touristy resort, but still offered some interesting sights and a welcome contrast to the urban center of Salvador. It being a very hot and sunny day when we arrived, I experimented a lot with the infrared camera.

Praia do Forte, Bahía, Brazil
Praia do Forte, Bahía, Brazil
Praia do Forte, Bahía, Brazil
Someday My Ship Will Come In · Praia do Forte, Bahía, Brazil
Praia do Forte, Bahía, Brazil

On the way back, I got one quick photo of the lighthouse at the entrance to Salvador’s harbor right at sunset.

Darkness Reigns at the Foot · Farol de Barra, Salvador, Brazil
Salvador to Praia do Forte, Brazil, and back · 228 km / 142 mi
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