We left Patacho on March 1. We heard so much about the mass tourism Maragogi that we decided to skip that stretch of coast and go straight to Tamandaré in Pernambuco.
Tamandaré received us with open arms. It was easy to get there, since Christian, the owner of Pousada Patacho, had to go to Recife and dropped us off where we wanted to stay and thus saved us a difficult taxi/van/bus connection.
The pousada we stayed at, Recanto dos Corais, turned out to have an excellent cost-benefit ratio. It is one of these pousadas where you feel at home. The owners, a nice gaucho (from Rio Grande do Sul) couple, personally take care of the pousada and guarantee that everything is running smoothly.
We decided to go to Tamandaré because it is next to the Carneiros beach. Many, including the Brazilian guide Quatro Rodas, consider this beach one of the most beautiful in Brazil (we will try to go to all in the Northeast!). And indeed, it is really pretty! It has white sand, the ocean is blue and it is surrounded by coral reefs, and is next to the mouth of the Ariquinda river with its crystal waters. As if all of this were not enough, there, where the river meets the sea, stands a small white church!
Unfortunately Carneiros is already starting to get more than its fair share of tourists, who come with large boats from Porto de Galinhas (the most famous beach town near Recife) and elsewhere.
Even though Carneiros is considered the most beautiful beach, the one we liked the most was Tamandare’s “ugly” beach. That’s right, there everything is so beautiful that even Praia do Forte that the natives consider ugly, is beautiful! On this beach the Coral Reef Project was housed, which gave rise to the Marine Biological Reserve of Tamandare and the Coral Reef Institute.
The best was to learn all this by walking along the beach, getting a ride in a Jangada, diving between corals and getting to know wonderful people. We ended up staying longer in Tamandaré and its neighboring areas and did not go to Porto Galinhos for the same reason we skipped Maragogi. For you to see what we are talking about, here a small slideshow:
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