Dirty, Dirty Ihla de Mare: Brazil
It’s gritty, it’s poor, and it’s not much of a tropical paradise, but all that’s part of the charm.
Northern Brazil’s region of Bahia is peppered with beaches of every variety: surfer, hippie, resort, etc. There are also the small, undeveloped, car-less fishing islands with very little infrastructure for tourism. Ihla de Mare, located off the coast on hour south of Salvador, is one such place….[more]

![Dirty, Dirty Ihla de Mare: Brazil
It’s gritty, it’s poor, and it’s not much of a tropical paradise, but all that’s part of the charm.
Northern Brazil’s region of Bahia is peppered with beaches of every variety: surfer, hippie, resort, etc. There are also the small, undeveloped, car-less fishing islands with very little infrastructure for tourism. Ihla de Mare, located off the coast on hour south of Salvador, is one such place….[more]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9hu349lGb1qbnyqxo1_400.jpg)