The beaches
40 kilometres.
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Itaparica, at the entrance of the Bay of All Saints about 10 km from Salvador, is a 146 km² island with 40 km of beaches and lush tropical vegetation, shared between the municipalities of Vera Cruz (87%) and Itaparica. Amerigo Vespucci arrived on 1 November 1501; the Jesuits set up an outpost in 1560, the Dutch occupied it and built the Forte de São Lourenço, and it later had a naval shipyard, lime kilns, whaling and Brazil's first steam engine, on the Ingá-Açu plantation. It was the scene of an important battle in the 1821-1823 struggle for Bahia's independence. The ferry from Salvador's São Joaquim terminal to Bom Despacho runs hourly from 5:00 to 23:30 (from 6:00 on Sundays), taking 40 to 60 minutes; foot passengers pay R$6.90 on weekdays and R$9.20 at weekends.
40 kilometres.
From the Dutch era.
Across the bay.
Entrance to the Bay of All Saints, off Salvador
By ferry from the São Joaquim terminal to Bom Despacho, hourly, in 40 to 60 minutes.