Mangue seco

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Mangue seco is a very beautiful beach village in Brasil.It is very famous in Brasil because a soap-opera (telenovela) of the novel "Tieta do Agreste", by the Brasilian writer Jorge Amado, was shot on its white beaches in 1996.

[edit] Location

It is located in the northern part of the state of Bahia, close to the northern boarder with the state of Sergipe.It is located about 80km from the city of Aracaju It can be reached by a 15-min boat trip from three different ports: Porto do Mato, Terra Caida and Pontal.

[edit] Tourism

The city itself consists of a small fishermen village, and has approximately 300 inhabitants. Among the main touristic attractions are the beaches, the buggy trips on the sand dunes and the small, typical brazilian church.