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Porto de Galinhas aerial view

Porto de Galinhas, Brazil

South of Recife, Porto de Galinhas is Pernambuco's best-loved beach town, where warm reef pools fill with fish at low tide and jangada rafts ferry visitors out to them. Resorts line the sheltered waters of Muro Alto and the quieter sands of Cupe, while Maracaípe, a mangrove estuary, is known for seahorses and surf.

Nannai Muro Alto

A resort on the calm, reef-sheltered waters of Muro Alto, known for its tropical bungalows with private pools, with a L'Occitane spa, the TiaTê restaurant and a tapas bar.

Summerville Beach Resort

A five-star beachfront resort on Muro Alto, north of Porto de Galinhas, with rooms, suites and bungalows in tropical gardens, large pools, a spa and a full programme for families.

Kembali Hotel

An adults-only design hotel on the beach at Merepe, Porto de Galinhas, with 63 sea-facing rooms no two alike, beach service, a spa and an in-house art space.

Pousada Tabapitanga

A beachfront pousada on Praia do Pontal do Cupe, one of the best-preserved stretches of the Porto de Galinhas coast, set among tropical gardens and native vegetation, five kilometres from the village.