'''Salinopolis''' (also known as ''Salinas'') is the prime beach resort in Para. It packs in June and July, and maintains a certain pace on weekends throughout the year.
Get in
The bus terminal is about 1 km from the coast, on the main road.
Boa Esperanca operates buses to Belem, Sao Luis and Capanema, with many connections. There are also minibuses to Belem, but no transport after 6 PM.
Coming from the east, you should change buses at Capanema or Santa Maria. The latter has more and later buses due to its location on the route from Belem.
With some luck you could find a boat going to Algodoal
Get around
Mototaxis at R$ 3.
See
Do
Buy
Eat
Bife de Ouro. 00 metres down the road from the bus terminal. ishes for 2 at R$ 25-30. Varied menu.
Drink
Tourists mostly head for the bars along the beach, while locals tend to like ''Praca Soares Bentes'', a few blocks from the bus terminal. On weekends there is always some club, -ask around.
Sleep
There are hotels and inns ''everywhere'', low season rates from R$ 30 or less, high season seldom under R$ 50 for a single. If you don_Lt have a car, the best place to stay is probably near the end of the ''Macarico'' beach boulevard. Here there is a small bridge leading straight to the beach of ''Corvinas''.
Contact
Internet is a bit tricky, mostly inland and closes early, especially on weekends.
Get out
The neighbouring beach of '''Atalaia''' is quite lively on any Sunday. Local bus from Salinopolis R$ 1,50, about 30-40 minutes takes you all the way. There are a few inns, but rather dead at night.