CaraÃva is a piece of paradise situated about 50km south of Porto Seguro, and can be accessed by one of two dirt roads from Porto Seguro/Trancoso. There is a local bus service or you can negotiate with a taxi to take you there for a fixed price, or you can walk along the beaches from Trancoso, about 38km. The town is separted from the road by a river and there are no cars in the village itself; you have to get rowed across in a kind of canoe, which costs a couple of reais the price is fixed. There is no electricity, although most bars and guesthouses have generators. Its an extremley rustic place in terms of infrastructure, but the beaches are fabulous, and the people, tourists and locals alike, are really laid back, even by Brazilian standards. There's no point in being rushed or getting impatient, things happen by a different clock here. A great place for taking it nice and slow.
