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A short walk from town directly on a white-sand beach, Beloalter has spacious rooms and swimming pool, making it one of the more sophisticated places to stay. Higher prices get you a better view or even a room in a tree house. The restaurant ($$) specializes in fish, but has a good variety of other dishes, including a great galinha a caipira, a whole roast chicken with endless sides. Its distance from town can prove a blessing at weekends, when it can get noisy.
Just up from the riverbank right on the square, Belas Praias is in a great location if you want to be where the action is. Rooms are modern, clean, and have lots of wood. Request one with a view of the bay and beaches.
