'''Alcantara''' is a town in Maranhao, Brazil. Mostly visited on day trips from Sao Luis to get an even more colonial feeling.
Get in
An hour long boat ride from Sao Luis, two boats in the morning, returning in the afternoon.
Get around
See
Ruins of church and other buildings.
Museum devoted to rocket launching site located at military base near Alcantara.
Do
Buy
Eat
Drink
Reportedly there is some scattered nightlife here Thursdays through Sundays, then completely dead the next three days.
Sleep
Get out