Must-SeeLençóis Maranhenses
Maranhão
About 82 miles away
White dunes with blue rainwater lagoons, from about June to September.
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São Luís
An island city whose old center is covered in Portuguese tiles, on the World Heritage list, and the gateway to the Lençóis Maranhenses.
- Best Time to Go
- Jul–Nov
Our full guide to São Luís is being written. It's on the Northeast Brazil list as If You're Nearby.
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Must-SeeSalvador
Bahia
About 825 miles away
The heart of Afro-Brazilian culture, with a colorful old town, capoeira and drums.
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If You're NearbyJericoacoara
Ceará
About 263 miles away
A sandy-street beach village among the dunes, famous for kitesurfing.
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