Arriving in Morro de São Paulo, Bahia’s island paradise just 2 hours from Salvador, you will be greeted by tens of “street tourism guides” who will offer all kinds of services in exchange for pocket money. Keep some spare change handy unless you want to carry your luggage up the nearly 200 meters climb just entering the island.

If you get seasick easily, get yourself an air-taxi ticket instead of boat ride. The ride takes 2 hours, there is no exiting ship if you get sick and, believe me, many people did feel bad. The air taxi is 4 times the price of the boat but the current 2 to 1 exchange rate makes 100 dollars cheap compared to the embarrassing situations you may face at sea.

Don’t miss the 9 AM and 2 PM boats exiting Salvador! You’ll need to sleep over if you do, that’ll cost you your reservation at Morro and will add to your unplanned expenses in Salvador as well. Try to catch the 9 AM boat, you’ll arrive in Morro just in time to drop your things at a your hotel and go for some great food at lunch!

The island is completely taken by argentinians, israelis, germans, dutch and americans. You’ll find plenty of friendly english-speaking people in Morro de São Paulo.

There is no relation between the city of São Paulo and Morro. The first is Brazil’s largest city, the 2nd is a small island 2 hours from Salvador. Both refer to St. Paul from Christian faith.

In Morro you can enjoy typical brazilian fish served as a “Muqueca”. Don’t leave Morro withot trying it at least once! You will love it.

Have a nice time! Morro is plain simply paradise on earth, you’ll have a great time there.