Salvador has beaches for everybody. There are sandy beaches and pebbly beaches. There are beaches for surfing and beaches with benches of rock just offshore that break the waves and leave the beaches calm. My favorites were the beaches with giant tide pools that people use as heated swimming pools. The black rock absorbs the sun and leaves the pools even warmer than the already warm ocean.

On the point, below the Farol da BarraI (farol means lighthouse), are a series of tide pools that are warm and calm at low tide. (below)

Praia da Pedra Alta (High Rock Beach) has slabs of rock that are only covered at high tide. It’s north of Farol da Barra but before you get to Rio Vermelho. (below)

The view from Praia da Pedra Alta south towards Morro da Christo in the center of the photo and Farol da Barra on the horizon. (below)