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Baixa Grande is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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Enjoy a 1.5 hour drive along the endless beaches of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park until you arrive at the Rio Negro. From there, you’ll walk the dunes and cross many lagoons for another 1.5 – 2 hours until you arrive at Baixa Grande, one of the two oases located in the middle of the Lençóis Maranhenses.
Baixa Grande é um município brasileiro do estado da Bahia. Sua população é estimada em 2019 de 20 488 habitantes, segundo o IBGE. [ 2] Localizada a 252 km da capital baiana no piemonte da Chapada Diamantina e centro leste do estado, pertence ao território de identidade Bacia do Jacuípe e tem como principal acesso a BA-052 .
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As of 2017 there are 5 families living in Baixa Grande, down from 7 a few years before. Most children leave their families to attend school in Barrreirinhas, and many of these stick to urban life afterwards.
Motorized transport within the national park is prohibited. Only registered residents have a waiver for the use of quad bikes. However, these cannot be used for regular transport of non-residents. I.e. as a tourist your only legal means of access is on foot, or, possibly, riding an animal.
Apart from your well deserved rest in a hammock, you should ask for a swimmable river or pond. These depend somewhat on the season.
Two families in Baixa Grande serve warm meals to hungry trekkers: East end: Antonio and his wife live only a few hundred metres from the southeastern tip of the oasis. From a distance you will spot a tiny flag on a pole, and also their antenna. Their backyard has a wonderful pond for swimming. A huge helping of chicken, rice and beans with a hammoc...
Don't drink the water from the rivers or ponds. The locals know where to get potable water. If they can drink it, so can you. No need for plastic botlles.
No cell phone coverage unless you have an external antenna. As of 2017 the operator Vivo had the best coverage.
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Baixa Grande is a tiny settlement in an oasis of Lencois Maranhenses. It sits roughly midway on the route between Atins and Santo Amaro, some 7 km to the southeast of its somewhat larger neighbour, Queimada dos Britos.
