Gamboa Beach Picture 1

More information on Gamboa Beach Photo by: Miguel Angelo (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

On the banks of the small cove of Praia da Gamboa is a very popular place with divers and local residents. The waters are calm in its entirety, with only a small narrow strip of sand and with no tourism infrastructure, which limits the number of visitors to the area. It features a beautiful panoramic view of the City and the Bay of All Saints, especially from the Solar Unhão, which was built in the seventeenth century.   The building currently houses the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia with a collection of contemporary art exhibitions and national and internationally recognized artists.  It also operates a restaurant in the Solar Unhão, with daily presentations of typical dances, including capoeira, maculelê, and circle dances.  The word Gamboa actually means fence made of twigs at the entrance of estuaries. 

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