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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...
