Patacho beach
Clear water.
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Porto de Pedras is a small town of about 7,700 people on the north coast of Alagoas, at a river mouth between Japaratinga and São Miguel dos Milagres, and part of the «Ecological Route» known for quiet beaches and natural pools. European settlement here grew around a Franciscan mission, and Luso-Spanish troops later built a small fort to defend Porto Calvo during the second Dutch invasion of Brazil. On 14 May 1633 Dutch ships bombarded and took the town, which its defenders burned before withdrawing; it was rebuilt after the region was retaken and became a «vila» in 1815. The town has a coastal lighthouse, its lands include the famous Patacho beach with its clear water, and on the Tatuamunha river there is a sanctuary for endangered manatees, visited on traditional boats. A river ferry links it to Japaratinga to the north.
Clear water.
On the Tatuamunha river.
On the coast.
Porto de Pedras, north coast of Alagoas state
By the river ferry north of the town.