Serra Grande
Between Ilhéus and Itacaré, in southern Bahia.
The territory came before the project.
Serra Grande sits inside the Itacaré–Serra Grande Environmental Protection Area, at the edge of Serra do Conduru State Park. The jangada sailboats go out at dawn. Century-old cocoa farms are still in production. The Atlantic Forest runs down to the sand.
The village of Serra Grande. 
Fishing boats. 
The shoreline, from above.
Who lives here
Serra Grande is a community before it is a destination. Fishermen who still sail jangadas. Samba players. Craftspeople who work bamboo and coconut. Gardeners and healers. Revista Serra Grande has documented this knowledge for years. It is with these people that the hotel will be built and run.
What is already here
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Jangada fishing
Sailboats go out at dawn, as they have for generations.
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Cocoa
Century-old farms give the coast its name and sustain the local kitchen.
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Serra do Conduru
One of the last continuous stretches of Atlantic Forest in southern Bahia.
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Crafts
Bamboo, coconut, samba. Passed down through generations.
