The village high street
The cobbled street holds the village's food: Bahian, contemporary, Japanese and wood-fired, with live music bars at night.
- Moqueca and Bahian cooking
- Contemporary cooking
- Wood-fired pizza and pasta
Editorial & curadoria de destino • Costa dos Coqueiros
Imbassaí — The river that runs beside the sea.
The Imbassaí river runs parallel to the ocean for kilometres before it empties, separated from it by a strip of coconut grove and dune. You can swim in fresh and salt water at the same spot.
Foto: Manuel Cañón P. · CC BY-SA 3.0
70 km from Salvador (SSA), 1h along the Linha Verde. 15 km from Praia do Forte.
- Airport
- Salvador
- 70 km • 1 hour by car
- Region
- Linha Verde
- Mata de São João
- Neighbouring reserve
- Sapiranga
- 600 ha of Atlantic rainforest
Imbassaí is in Costa dos Coqueiros. Properties in this region are presented by the team on request — get in touch to receive the selection available for your dates.
What to do
Plan my itineraryThings to do in Imbassaí
The team arranges any of these in advance — including the ones that depend on tide or wind.
Kayaking the Imbassaí river
The river runs between the coconut grove and the sea for kilometres before it empties — fresh and salt water bathing at the same spot.
2 hours
Sapiranga Reserve trail
About 2 km inside 600 hectares of Atlantic forest — on foot, by bike, on horseback or by quad — down to the Pojuca river.
Half day
Garcia d'Ávila Castle
The ruins of the Casa da Torre, begun in 1551 and finished in 1624, listed by IPHAN, in the neighbouring village of Praia do Forte.
2 hours
Quad bike across the dunes
A circuit on forest and dune tracks linking Praia do Forte, Monte Gordo, Sapiranga and Imbassaí.
Half day
Where to eat
Eating in Imbassaí
The areas where the destination’s good cooking is concentrated, and what to look for in each.
The beach bars at the river mouth
Tables on the sand at the point where the Imbassaí finally meets the sea, after running parallel to it.
- Seafood
- Beach small plates
- Coconut water
The Praia do Forte Alameda
15 km away, the neighbouring village offers the option of dining out, with a pedestrian street full of food houses.
- Bahian cooking
- Seafood
- Ice cream and fruit preserves
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
BahiaStay Concierge
Talk to the teamPlan your season in Imbassaí with curation made to measure
The team handles choosing the house, the transfers, the private chef, the boat trips and the restaurant bookings.
Beyond Imbassaí
Nearby enclaves
Extensions that work on the same trip.
2 properties
Praia do Forte
Contemporary villas in nautical communities of the highest standard.
15 min from Imbassaí • Village and Tamar project
Itacimirim
Low-density communities between the mangrove and a family beach.
25 min from Imbassaí • Estates and river
Costa do Sauípe
Gated houses with a club, equestrian centre and three private beaches.
10 min from Imbassaí • Resort complex and golf