Ilheus, state Bahia

Ильеус, штат Баия См. Фото-галерею

There were the whims of the nature - the cocoa tree is typically equatorial, but in Islanders it if was adapted better what it orders - what allowed to the city to reach his apogee in the beginning of the century XX. The memories of the time are still lively in the Historical, replete Center of mansions and small palaces raised by the barons in style neoclássico. The ancient points of meeting of the rich traders also remain of foot, like the bar Vesúvio and the night club Bataclan, presents in the works of the illustrious adoptive child Jorge Amado.

The taste of the golden times also was not lost. Some farms of the region are opened to the visitation and allow powders-harvests know the process of cultivation of the cocoa from the plantation up to the process, including, clearly, a tasting. Even the first factory of domestic chocolates of the Northeast works to any steam, offering the delights with stuffing and different forms. The historical and cultural preservation of the region thinks about the nature.

The historical and cultural preservation of the region thinks about the nature. It is in Islanders that it is the Road Park, the first ecological highway of the country, with wild beaches, manguezais, waterfalls ... taking as a final point the intocada Itacaré, sprinkled of beaches deserted and protected for costões. The reserves of Atlantic Forest do from Islanders and his surroundings a destiny of beach with a charm to more. Protecting the coast or framing tracks, there is the forest and the whole his biodiversidade.

Beaches of the South Coast

Point of the surfers who there find perfect waves, the beaches of the South coast attract attention for the beauty and for the infrastructure. The most popular stay in the district of Olivença, like Back Door and Batuba.

Mansions, small palaces and churches in style neoclássico frame the Historical Center of Islanders and send to the golden times of the cycle of the cocoa, in the beginning of the century XX. Between the examples they are the House of Culture Jorge Amado, installed in the residence where the writer lived; and the temples of Saint Sebastian and Saint Jorge of the Islanders. The complete walk includes still the Bar Vesúvio, which gained international fame with the novel Gabriela Cravo and Cinnamon, and the night club Bataclan, today turned into cultural space.