Is the charming neighbor of that magnet for mass tourism that is Porto Seguro. The river separating Arraial from Porto Seguro keeps away from the former the worst excesses of the latter. The beaches, walking long the rua do Mucugê at the end of the day; the open-air restaurants; hand having some delicious caipirinhas with our friends at the bar Girassol.The bars at the Mucugê beach; the bars that will try to rip you off at lunchtime.
Nearly 18 kilometers of beautiful colorful beaches are the main attraction of Arraial d’Ajuda. Some of them are protected by reefs, forming natural swimming pools at low tide, while others are still preserved and semi-deserted. A historical church dated 1549 and the two most important streets, Bróduei and Mucugê divide the center of Arraial d’Ajuda.
On “Bróduei” you can find little colorful shops that sell typical crafts and also give access to the square where the church of Nossa Senhora d’Ajuda is located. Mucugê is a charming street where most of the restaurants, bars, shops, and hotels are located and where the nightlife is the most intense. This street also gives access to the beach with the same name.
The mixture of locals, native Indians, hippies, and tourists transformed Arraial d’Ajuda into a small international village and therefore called it “the corner place of the world”.
