Praia do Forte is a long beach with a small village 80 km away from the city of
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognize ...
. The beach is known for its clear waters, white sand, natural pools, rivers and an ecological reserve of native flora and fauna.
Climate
Praia do forte features a
tropical rainforest climate
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(
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: ''Af'') with no discernible dry season due to no month having an average rainfall of 60 mm. Temperatures are relatively constant throughout the course of the year, Praia do forte's driest month of the year is September, where the village receives on average of precipitation. Praia do forte's wettest months are between April and June when at least of rain falls during each of these four months.
A distinctive feature of this place is that it stays sunny throughout the whole year, with the difference that in the months from May to July rainy season occurs. Because of this, activities and excursions in the area vary according to the season.
TAMAR project
The Projeto TAMAR (Portuguese for TAMAR Project, with TAMAR being an abbreviation of Tartarugas Marinhas, the Sea Turtles) is a Brazilian non-profit organization owned by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.
The main objective of the project is to protect sea turtles from extinction in the Brazilian coastline.
The extremely worthwhile Tamar Project station, designed to protect
endangered sea turtles
Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of sea turtles a year are accidentally caught in shrimp trawl nets, on longline hooks and in fishing gill-nets. Sea turtles need to reach the surface to breathe, and therefore many drown once caught. Loggerhead a ...
, is located on the beach of Praia do Forte next to the church and lighthouse.
See also
*
Garcia d'Ávila Tower House
The Tower House of Garcia d'Avila (), also known as the Castelo de Garcia d'Ávila, Forte de Garcia d'Ávila, is a 17th-century building complex in Mata de São João, Bahia, Brazil. It was constructed in the present-day settlement of Praia do For ...
, a 17th-century building complex near the village
References
*http://www.lonelyplanet.com/brazil/the-northeast/praia-do-forte/sights/other/tamar-project-station
*http://www.praiadoforte.com.es/
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:es:Praia do Forte
External links
*{{wikivoyage inline, Praia do Forte
Beaches of Brazil
Geography of Bahia