The leg from Natal to Fortaleza was enjoyable at the beginning, but very tough once we got near Fortaleza. First of all Fortaleza is a...

As we sailed out of Joao Pessoa around midnight, I felt the excitement of adventure coursing through my veins. The dark, moonless night...

We also visited Tibao do Sul. Initially we wanted to get there by boat. I read a Brazilian pilot book very popular among Brazilian...

Pipa beach is a major surfing destination in Brazil.  It was just a fishing village with no roads until some surfers in the 70s...

The passage to Jacarè was the last leg we did with Mario as a crew. It was easier than the previous one but had its own challenges....

North of Recife there is one little town that after Parati and Ouro Preto, is one of the best preserved colonial villages in Brazil:...

Mario arrived in Salvador as soon as he graduated High School. Well, he went to Greece first with his schoolmates to celebrate the end of...

Itaparica is an island right in front of Salvador, in the Baia de Todos Os Santos, the largest bay in Brazil, with 56 islands! We visited...

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We navigated the river Paraguaçu to get to see the beautiful and remote convent of Saint Antony.  What an experience!  We felt like in...

Morro de São Paulo is a lovely village some 30 nautical miles south of Salvador.  It’s the closest thing to a Mediterranean island...

Salvador the Bahia is an important landmark in our voyage. After visiting Cape of Good Hope last year, seeing a full scale reproduction...

Some 30 nautical miles north of Itacarè lays the Bay of Camamu. There are a lot of different villages in the bay and up the river. For us...

When you live on a boat it’s very important for your safety to constantly monitor the weather.  For this reason, the first task of the...

We left Ilheus at 3 am in order to be able to get to Itacaré at high tide.  We were really not impressed by the town and the Iate Clube....

Ilheus is an overnight from Coroa Vermelha, about 18 hours.  We left at 3pm and by 9:30 am we were anchored in front of the Iate Clube. ...

According to popular belief, Pedro Álvares Cabral landed here in 1500 and that’s why the town was named Porto Seguro (Safe harbor). ...

To get to Santa Cruz Cabralia we anchored in front of Santo Andrè, also sadly known as Villa do Sete a Um (Seven to One).  It’s here that...

Oroboro dropped anchor in the very same place where 500+ years ago Pedro Álvares Cabral set foot on Brazil for the first time. The Bay...

The Abrolhos archipelago Park Ranger Joyce mentioned to us that Cumuruxatiba was a great place to stop.  I’m glad we followed her advice...