Rio Vermelho Beach Picture 1

More information on Rio Vermelho Beach in Salvador Bahia Photo by: Tiago Celestino

This area is known for it's night life, and partying Salvador, with many bars, restaurants and hotels.  The Rio Vermelho Beach was historically preferred by the wealth families of Salvador, who would spend their summers there.  Now the beach searches as a port for the local fishermen and a docking area for their vessels.  The water has become very polluted and is no longer suitable for swimming, but the real beauty of this beach isn't the water activities, it's the night life that it offers.  There are many kiosks in the area selling food, cold drinks and beer, along with the famous acarajés dish.  Along the beach there are several sections of rocks actually divide this beach into three smaller beaches named Patience, Mariquita and Santana. 

In the calmer waters of the Santana Beach is where you will find the small fishing boats.  At Patience Beach, during high tide, there are many good waves that attrack surfers.   On the final beach, Mariquita Beach, which actually translates to "little village of white men" (Mairy-chi), is the river mouth Luca, which also serves as a fishing port.  In the mid-70s, the beach of the Red River was inhabited by artists such as Dorival Caymmi, Caetano Veloso and João Ubaldo Ribeiro. Therefore, the place was nicknamed "the Artists Quarter.  On February 2nd of each year, with much fanfare and a packed beach, people leave offerings for Iemanja, the "Queen of the Waters." 11668

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