Timbebas reef
Snorkelling by boat.
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Alcobaça is a small coastal town of about 26,000 people in the far south of Bahia, at the mouth of the Itanhém River between Caravelas and Prado, with quiet beaches lined by coconut palms. Its land was part of a royal land grant run by Captain Francisco Martins Pereira from 1697. Although at first it offered settlers little safety because of Indigenous raids, the fertile soil drew them in, and the Itanhém River was their route inland. Off its coast lies the Timbebas coral reef, part of the Abrolhos Marine National Park, visited by boat on snorkelling trips. The municipality also includes part of the Cassurubá reserve, which protects mangroves, river and sea.
Snorkelling by boat.
And its mangroves.
And coconut palms.
Alcobaça, mouth of the Itanhém River, far south of Bahia state
Yes, Timbebas reef lies within the Abrolhos marine park.