We spent quite a lot of time in Praia do Forte, a small but very touristy town on the coast north of Salvador. Initially I didn't like it very much. It was quite "fancy" and everything was rather expensive. So, after one night in Praia we decided to check out the next beach town, Imbassai - only 15 km north. The only hostel there was nice and had a very green garden and there were little monkeys jumping around. But we were the only guests and it was very quiet. And the hostel was a long muddy walk away from town. Which seemed to be deserted as well - off season. The beach itself was very beautiful. White sand, palm trees and beach as far as the eye could see. 
Unfortunately it was raining most of the time. After one night "in the middle of nowhere" as Bine called it, we went back to Praia do Forte. There we spent another few days with too much rain. We walked along the few streets many times, 
started to get friendly with the locals, spent long hours on the internet, ate Acai (supposedly one of the most nutritionally dense berries) daily and hoped for sunshine. Saturday night we went out for Caipirinha and local live music. When the sun was finally shining we went to the beach for some snorkeling. There are natural pools and at low tide it's possible to snorkel right at the beach. Amazing. Lot's of beautifully colored fishes.We left Praia do Forte after almost a week without spending much time at the beach as we had hoped.
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