Trancoso

Trancoso is a small town in the municipality of Porto Seguro in the state of Bahia, Brazil (Lat (DMS) 16, 34' 60 S
Long (DMS) 39 4' 60W. It was the landing point of the Portuguese explorer, Pedro Alvares Cabral in Brazil, on April 21st1500. It was founded by the jesuits priests, on 1583, with the name of Saint John Baptist of the Indians.
The town is in a rectangular shape, with houses in the original style. It is famous for its beaches, such as Praia dos Nativos, Praia dos Coqueiros and Praia do Espelho. In recent years the location has been developed by the hotel industry, including the French Club Mediterranée. This has pushed up property values. Amidst the many rich and famous people that live in or visit the town, Trancoso continues to retain its rustic charm, with its extensive pristine beaches, exuberant nature and friendliness of the locals. It offers a wonderfully warm and sunny tourist destination for its diversified visitors from Brazil and abroad, a place to slow down and relax. Services range from modest and economical accommodations and meals to the most luxurious and sophisticated.Area Description
Sitio Paraiso is a tropical, private and secluded retreat located at 200 meters front the juncture of Rio da Barra and the Atlantic that creates a natural lagoon. Imagine yourself exploring by a kayak around the river or simply enjoy swimming in this natural setting.
The house is surrounded by 16,000 m2 of tropical forest and colorful garden with exotic species of plants, cocounut palms, banana trees, hibiscus, pineapple that create a paradise atmosphere.
Its grounds are 200 meters from our almost private beach a short walk over footbridges through mangroves to a palapa (natural shade cover) on the beach where you can enjoy the cool breezes of the Atlantic or stroll over the mouth of Rio da Barra and take cocktails at the friendly restaurant-bar on the point between the beach and the lagoon there.
Hangliders and paragliders ply the cliffs to the north when the wind comes up, and occasional fisherman and skindiving tours work the reefs a couple hundred meters offshore

Sitio Paraiso is a private house located in one of the most preserved areas in Trancoso and in the heart of one of the more international celebrity destination (Giselle Buindchen,Leonardo di Caprio, are regulars there. When Naomi Campbell visits she usually stays in Donata Meirelle’s house, the owner of “Daslu”, the San Pablo boutique that sells more “Chanel” than any place in the world after Paris. Princess Andrew was there also in 2006 playing golf in the area.

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Rates

Low season
(April,May,June,Agust,September,Octuber,November)
2 Persons U$S 120
4 Persons U$S 200
6 Persons U$S 300

High season
(January,February,March,July, December)
2 persons U$S 200
4 Persons U$S 300
6 Persons U$S 500

Special prices in holiday
New Year, Carnival, Easter

Payment
Consult Banks whit owner
PayPal

Reservation
50% of total

Cancelation
By fax 1 (714)-529-9778
During 2 week check in 50%

Holiday cancelation
30 day before data chek in 50% refund
after no refund

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House Description

You will be staying in our newly built two story home, furnished whit comfort in mind handmade brazilian furniture and natural native woods.
Upstairs is air conditioned spacious master suite(queen size comfortable bed),bathroom, tv, also you have an area with table, cooch.
Surrounding the finest and second stories are large covered natural wood verandas and balconies and piassava roof. Lange chairs and table to relaxing and take in the sea breezes and view of the local environment and the ocean in the distance.

Entrance
Living Room
Dinner Room
Kitchen
Single Room

Jacuzzi
Master Room
Bahtroom
Lounge
Balcony
Garden

How to get here

Trancoso is located in north-eastern Brazil in the state Bahia, 30 km under Porto Seguro, and can be reached by Porto Seguro International Airport. Porto Seguro International Airport is the closest airport at 40 km distance. It takes approximately 45 minutes by car, 1 hour by bus to travel to Trancoso.

It is possible to book a flight direct to Porto Seguro from Amsterdam, Lisbon and Paris, although most connections pass through Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo or Belo Horizonte.
There are flights from Amsterdam with KLM via Sao Paulo, or TAP via Lisbon and Salvador. TAM has flights from London to Porto Seguro via Sao Paulo and Salvador, as other companies. TAM GERMANY has flights from Frankfurt via Paris to Sao Paulo.

You can rent a car at the airport or in the center of Porto Seguro at HERTZ or LOCALIZA. From Porto Seguro you can take a taxi to the ferry (Balsa) across Rio Buranhem to the other side and take a taxi or bus to Trancoso in about 60 minutes.

A taxi directly from the airport to Trancoso costs around 150 Reais (€ 55). A taxi to the ferry (Balsa) in Porto Seguro around 20 Reais (€ 8). In both cases you will have to pass Rio Buranhém by ferry for about 6 Reais (€ 2) to take a bus (ônibus) (viação Águia Azul - see timetable) or a van to Trancoso for 5 Reais (€ 2).

From San Pablo TAM or GOL Airlines to Porto Seguro (time 1 hour aprox.)

From Porto Seguro airport to downtown Porto Seguro Taxi, Bus (time 10’)

From Porto Seguro downtown to Arrail d’ Ajuda Local Ferries that cross the river and south trought Arrial d’ Ajuda, taking the road in land a short way to where it connects with BA001. Go south about 15 km to turnoff for Trancoso, then east about 1 km to the Trancoso town . Head north through to the coast road and look the sign for Terravista. Take this road about 3 km to the turn in the road with the two coconut palms in the middle of the road and the guard shack on the right. You can inquire int the guard shack for Augusto’s house or jus proceed 100 mt. farther on the coast road to the small road on your right , then proceed 500 mts. To the entrance to Sitio Paraiso, at the bridge on your left.

Beaches

Rio da Barra
One of the mos preserves beaches in Trancoso on the south side of the mouth of the river you can see a huge magrove swamp . Before ir reaches the sand gbar,the river forms a calm bay good for bathing qiete different form the other side of the bar where the waves are jmuch stronger ideal for surfing. It's a flata beach with lots of greenery and coconuts.

Praia dos Nativos (Natives Beach)
It is the main beach in Trancoso, and also one where you will find most people. It has big restaurants but, due to its great length, you can always find quiet places just by walking a bit. It has more than 3 kilometres of sand where every step is better than the one before. You can rent horses by the river outlet, and can also take a river bath without worrying about contamination. It is also interesting to take a river ride by boat or rent a kayak.

Praia dos Coqueiros (Coconuts Beach)
It is a beach with few and small waves. There are coral reefs 100 meters into the sea and a lot of coconut trees. In the summer you can ride a banana-boat. During the nlow tide there are Natural Pools where you can Dive with just a mask.
Between the outlet of the Trancoso River and the restaurants of Coqueiros beach you can find small places, each of them with its own beauty.

Praia da Pedra Grande (Big Rock Beach)
After Coqueiros, 500 meters. It is thinner than the other beaches, with much fewer tourists. It is difficult to walk in the sand during high tide because there is not enough sand. These are the last restaurants on the beach.
After Pedra Grande the restaurants stop and what is known as Nude's Beach begins. If you plan on walking on to the south remember to take water and sun protection. You can walk up to 2 hours eventually arriving to Praia de Itaquena and the outlet of the dos Frades River, a beautiful deserted beach with sand dunes and small lakes during low tide. It is also a very good place for a motorbike excursion, because you can not get there by car.

Itapororoca beach
The water is sea green and warm. The reefs form a pool with calm water and no wave. The local people are the main user of the beach.
Curuipe beach for enthusiastic wlkers who enjoys a trek this is the best option. Its 12 km from Caraiva along a wiold and deserted coastline. There are sereral bars in Curuipe where it's possible to regresh yourself for the return trip.

Restaurants

The restaurantes in Trancoso no only serve food from Bahia, also the restaurntes have chefs form many parts lf the world, Italy, France, Germany, Swiss, Portugal, Mexico, Argentina, Japan. So visitor can coose been local and international food according to taste.

The local cuisine offers everything from seafood to the most elegant cuisine the world has to offer. A light meal can end up as a banquet for the gods depending on the willingness of the clients to experiment with different tastes and flavours of our dishes.

Restaurant Portinha
www.portinha.com.br

Restaurant Cacau

Silvana & Cia

Gandaia Restaurant