'''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