As many of you already know, me and Jair are planning a beach wedding on the paradise island, Morro de São Paulo, just outside Salvador in Brazil. Maybe now is the time to tell you what kind of island Morro de São Paulo really is.
None of the Swedish travel agencies has this stunning island in their directories. For many Europeans, this island is the hidden pearl in the Atlantic. It's one of this paradises that you only see in movies. The island has no cars (except from a garbage truck) and the streets are made of sand.
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| Taxi at Morro de São Paulo is used mainly for the luggage - but also for a few drunk tourists in the night... |
Along the streets there are a lot of small craft shops which are very nice to visit in the evening. For those who are hungry, there are a lot of nice restaurants that serves perfectly cooked lobster. Fish, is a specialty in this parts of Brazil. On the island there is also a fairly wide selection of nightclubs.
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| Roads are made of sand |
The island is quite frequently visited by tourists, but mainly tourists from Israel, Australia and Spain who have discovered this amazing holiday paradise. The island has several beautiful beaches, some of them are even completely deserted. When the boat from Salvador are entering the dock at Morro, the first thing you see is a fort, it feels almost like one of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies could have been set here.
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| The fort's gate which you have to pass to enter the island |
A trip here suits for those who want to relax on the beach and those who want to stroll in the shops at night. The island has a very mixed range of entertainment and therefore suits both young and old. For those who want to see a bit more culture, you can also go to the Salvador, which was Brazil's first capital, and visit the famous district of Pelourinho.
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| Me in Pelourinho |
On the island there are some hotels, but no high-rise hotels, instead they are more designed as bungalows. There are also a lot of cheaper hostels for those who do not want to spend so much on their homes.
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| Some pictures from the hotel that eventually will arrange our wedding! |
Today, there is no charter trips to this amazing island. The Swedes who come to the island have been planned and bought the boat ticket and everything else themselves. To get the most out of the trip here, you should go during the Swedish winter when it is summer in Brazil.
The trip to Salvador from Sweden take approximately 24 hours and you need to change planes three times, then take the trip to Morro de Sao Paulo about two hours by boat.
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| Shrimps served in a coconut!! |
Now you know a little bit more about this amazing island! I'm looking forward so much to this wedding!
