Seafood from Pajuçara

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The hordes of tourists who visit the Pajuçara natural pools every day on rustic and colorful rafts don’t go hungry. After navigating for about 15 minutes to see the natural aquariums, they find, let’s say, mobile kiosks set up on small boats, usually run by women. The kitchens are on board the rafts, and on the translucent sea, styrofoam boards serve as makeshift tables. On these boards, fresh seafood and fish, prepared on the spot, are served with various fruit caipirinhas. It’s truly a complete leisure package. Customers-bathers choose the ingredients themselves, in their natural state, showcased by the waiters before they go into the pot – lobsters, shrimp, fish such as mackerel, pescada, and cioba. The gastronomic feast on the sea depends only on low tide and, of course, open fishing seasons.

Where and When?

Pajuçara Natural Pools, Pajuçara Beach

Every sunny day

Photos: Reynaldo Zangrandi / Text: Ines Garçoni