A former fishing town became the promised land of hippies, artists and alternative travelers — though today, it is also an ...

Boipeba, an idyllic island in Bahia state, has some of Brazil’s most beautiful beaches. Mangaba Cultivo de Coco bought up a fifth of the island to turn it into a hotel resort threatening the local ...

After adventures in the Amazon or exploring its sprawling cities, holidaymakers in Brazil have ample opportunity to do little more than lie on a towel and pitch up a parasol on its soft sandy shores.