To get from Morro de São Paulo to the airport of Salvador took 3.5h (speedy boat/car/ferry/car). At the airport 4h waiting for an hour flight to (Recife). It was nice to charge the mobile devices and catch up with my blog. 1h of Omnibus (local bus) drive to Porto do Galinhas. The bus leaves from the airport (16B$/4€).
20min walk from the final bus stop to reach Porto de Galinhas and finally on the beach. I was looking for my friends who I met 20 years ago in Italy: Gabrielle (Italian from Cattolica) and Rossangella (Brazilian from Rio). They both opened Pousadas here in Porto de Galinhas.
Gabrielle owns Porto Seguro Pousada (14 rooms), e Rosy next to his pousada has Villa Delle Rose https://www.facebook.com/Pousada-La-Villa-Delle-Rose-1617092311865827/ (24 rooms). They both are close to the sea. Finally, I found them. Initially, I couldn't find Gabrielle but I found Rosy. Her member of staff called her and she gave us a room to stay for free and came over to say hello. She was really happy to see me after 15 years so was I. She is doing very well, reinvesting in other pousadas and looking for some investment in Europe. She would be interested in doing something combined with yoga and dance. Maybe this is the connection we could make.
My friend's Rosangela Oliveira Pousada - La Villa Delle Rose - Porto de Gallinhas
https://www.facebook.com/rosy.bjfloor
https://www.facebook.com/Pousada-La-Villa-Delle-Rose-1617092311865827/
Pousada Porto Seguro of my Italian friend from Cattolica (Emiglia Romania - Gabrielle Tamburini - Porto de Galinhas)
She invited us to stay in her place for few days while we are here. It's really nice of her considering that she didn't even know about my arrival. The apartment we were staying at was comfortable and walking distance to the sea (20min). My friend Rosy took us to another location to visit her friend Silvia and celebrate the bday of her Pousada's manager Claudio.
We went to a local sea village of Gaibu and stayed at Pousada Aguas Marinhas.
https://www.tripadvisor.com.br/Hotel_Review-g488172-d2015032-Reviews-Pousada_Aguas_Marinhas-Cabo_de_Santo_Agostinho_State_of_Pernambuco.html
The pousada was built by her Belgian and Brazilian owners. The character of pousada is influenced by the sea life. Silvia collects bits and pieces of the boat wrecks such as big old ropes, anchors, windows, etc... and she creates a beautiful natural sea ambience. She made a very delicious pizza in her own handmade oven. She used clay to build it.
After our morning yoga practice, she took Rosy and me to her propriety just behind her pousada. She owns a huge piece of land in the middle of the rain forest with a spectacular sea view. She purchased her land fifteen years ago in 2002 for 5000€. Now the cost of it would be approx 300 000€. She built with her Belgian husband an amazing house with 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a kitchen facing the sea. The house Is located on the peak of the mountain. The land is full of the fruit trees such as cocoa, mango... She gave us a huge bucket of mangoes so we can eat this delicious organic fruit all the way back to Rosy's pousada.
Rosy and Gabri have organised a goodby dinner in front of Gabri's pousada de Porto Seguro. We finally had incredibly tender and medium cooked good quality steaks. Rosy brought some sliced cheese, sausage and salami originally from Italy and we made some salad. The dinner was simple, with my old friends who I met twenty years ago in Cattolica (Italy), cooked and served on the street of Porto de Galinhas. It was such an experience. We felt totally home, everyone including members of staff were so kind and available for us. It felt really safe to be looked after by my friends for 5 days in Porto de Galinhas. As I've already mentioned we spent the first night at La Villa Delle Rose pousada before we moved to Rosy's apartment. The pousada is very clean, comfortable with air conditioner, with a huge and tasty breakfast. Totally recommend for people passing by.
http://www.booking.com/Share-BWukkW
Also, the Porto Seguro Pousada of Gabri on the other side of the road is very well maintained and comfortable.
https://www.tripadvisor.com.br/Hotel_Review-g303461-d5999523-Reviews-Pousada_Porto_Seguro-Porto_de_Galinhas_Ipojuca_State_of_Pernambuco.html
They both are on a little road 40m away from the beach and slightly away from the hectic main road of Porto de Galinhas.
