Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Galeão, Valença & Cairú, Bahia, Brazil

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A short 50 nautical mile ride from Camamu, we anchored in 5m of water with 35m of chain on 23rd September 2014, outside the small fishing village of Galeão (S 13.23.871 W 39.02.295) in the Taperoa Channel.

One of the many ferry boats
From here we were able to catch the local ferry boats to Valença, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Bahia which has an estimated population of 82,000. It is the largest city in the Dendê Coasta. Another fishing town and one of the livelier towns in the region.
The Una River
Dried fish anyone?
A view of Valença & the Una river which divides the city
Nossa Senhora do Amparo Church
One of the derelict houses along the streets of Valenca
We also visited Cairú, a another small village said to be the first village built in 1501 after the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese. Here we had some Brazilian-style burgers and fries.

All of these fishing towns/villages has a church or two at the top of a hill..

Portuguese colonial church in Cairu

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