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The Guardian ranks the Porto da Barra beach among the world's top 10.
From: http://travel.guardian.co.uk/article/2007/feb/16/beach.top10
Top 10 beaches of the world
From deserted white sand lapped by turquiose water to waves crashing against rugged shores, Gavin McOwan tips 10 dream destinations
for every beach bum.
3. Porto da Barra, Salvador, Brazil
Sydney has Bondi, LA has Venice, Rio has Copacabana and Ipanema - town beaches that are both world famous and a microcosm
of their city itself. I lived in Salvador, Brazil's oldest city, for several years and Porto da Barra was where I would come
for an early morning swim or a cold beer in the late afternoon. The location is stunning, at the entrance of the magnificent
Bahia de Todos os Santos, with a small, white colonial fort at one end and a whitewashed church sitting up on a hill at the
other. There's always something going on here: small fishing boats unloading their catch, young lads diving into the sea off
the old stone harbour walls, older boys eyeing up girls, beach volleyball, football and tennis. As the beach is in a bay the
water is calm and also (given that it is right in the heart of Brazil's third-largest city) incredibly clean and clear, so
it's perfect for swimming. And in a country with over 7,000km of east-facing coastline, the Porto is one of the few facing
west, so you can watch some fabulous sunsets.
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