Brazil Tall Ship Sailing Adventure Rio to Salvador

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Rio de Janeiro

Arrive in Rio - board at 12 o'clock noon.

Day 2 Set sail from Rio de Janeiro

Embark on your adventure with a scenic 12 hour sail along the Brazilian coast with unbeatable views of Rio's famous horizon, virgin rainforest and long, lonely beaches. Onboard duties will be set out for everyone who wishes to help out.

Day 3 Búzios

Sailing into the afternoon, arrive at the Pirate Capital of Brazil, Búzios. A circular peninsula renowned for its magnificent beaches, and exciting nightlife. Spend the day and night getting back your land legs and doing it in the greatest of styles, in the nightlife of Búzios.

Day 4 Sailing

This will be the day to hone our sailing skills. Under full sail this boat is delightful.

Day 5 Guarapari/Vitória

Vitória borders on the north with Serra, and on the south with Vila Velha, on the east with the Atlantic Ocean and on the west with Cariacica. It is part of a highly urbanized complex known as Região Metropolitana Grande Vitória (The Metropolitan Region of Greater Vitória), formed by the boroughs of Serra, Fundão, Vila Velha, Guarapari, Cariacica and Viana.

Day 6 Abrolhos Marine National Park

The Abrolhos Archipelago is a Marine National Park located 45 miles off the mid-eastern coast of Brazil. The archipelago of five volcanic islands harbors the greatest chains of coral reefs in the South Atlantic spreading across more than 9 million square yards. The ocean around Abrolhos also covers one of the rarest and most exuberant coral reef banks in the region and is home to some of the richest coral in Brazil. From June to October it is also home to many humpback whales.

Day 7 Sailing

Raise anchor and set sail for Porto Seguro.

Day 8 Porto Seguro/Praia de Cabrália

Porto Seguro is where the History of Brazil started. The first spot of Brazilian mainland to be seen by the Portuguese was Santa Cruz de Cabrália, named after Pedro Álvares Cabral, the captain of the fleet which discovered Brazil. The landscape hasn't changed much since Cabral's fleet saw it and Caminha described it in his letter to the King of Portugal.

Day 9 Sailing

Set sail for our final destination, Salvador.