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Praia de Arraial d'Ajuda com as falésias avermelhadas ao fundo e vegetação nativa na orla

Editorial & curadoria de destino • Costa do Descobrimento

Arraial d'Ajuda — Coloured cliffs, village on the heights.

The village sits atop the cliff, with Rua do Mucugê below and Pitinga beach just beyond — ochre and cream walls dropping to a sea of natural pools.

Foto: Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton · CC BY 2.0

BahiaStay keeps 3 properties in Arraial d'Ajuda, in Costa do Descobrimento, from R$ 1.980 to R$ 6.400 a night. Every one is visited in person before it enters the catalogue.

What to do

Things to do in Arraial d'Ajuda

The team arranges any of these in advance — including the ones that depend on tide or wind.

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  • Quad bike to Pitinga

    Along the shore past Mucugê and the coloured cliffs of Pitinga, stopping at the viewpoint.

    Half day

  • Kitesurfing at Apaga-Fogo

    Shallow water and constant wind where the Buranhém river meets the sea — where the region learns and where it trains.

    2 hoursSteady wind from August to January

  • Viewpoint and village church

    The church of Nossa Senhora d'Ajuda, on top of the headland, and the viewpoint over the whole stretch of beach.

    1 hour

  • Ferry crossing

    The Buranhém ferry links Arraial to central Porto Seguro in minutes — the classic way there and back.

    30 minutes

  • Mucugê reefs

    The reef line off the beach forms shallow pools as the tide drops, good for snorkelling.

    2 hoursLow tide

Where to eat

Eating in Arraial d'Ajuda

The areas where the destination’s good cooking is concentrated, and what to look for in each.

Rua do Mucugê

The street running down from the church to the beach is the village's culinary spine: fish houses, Bahian cooking and pavement tables, side by side for almost a kilometre.

  • Bahian moqueca
  • Bobó de camarão
  • Italian and grill cooking

The Mucugê and Pitinga beach bars

All-day service on the sand, with a natural pool forming right in front at low tide.

  • Seafood small plates
  • Fried fish with pirão
  • Fruit drinks

Evening in the village

After dinner, the church square and the cobbled streets fill with bars and live music.

  • Small plates
  • Artisan cachaças from the region

Which places are worth it changes from season to season. Table bookings — including at the hardest ones to get into — are made by the team, with a word on what is good right now.Talk to the team

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Properties in Arraial d'Ajuda

3 stays selected on the ground in this region.

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BahiaStay Concierge

Plan your season in Arraial d'Ajuda with curation made to measure

The team handles choosing the house, the transfers, the private chef, the boat trips and the restaurant bookings.

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