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Caraíva, Bahia, Brazil

Caraiva, BA, Brazil

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Slouching in Slow-Travel, Sloth Style in Caraíva, Brazil

Nothing says “take it easy” like a hug from a sloth. No matter how easy you have been taking it, it’s simple to find yourself past the point of relaxation in Brazil’s cultural dream state of Bahia. True, you may have spent the last few hours or days in a gentle zephyr of milky sand, soothing ocean suds, and soul-cleansing moqueca (seafood stew) in the petite village of Caraíva—but a state of zen is only attained via sloth. Kept as pets by the indigenous Pataxó tribe, these smiley, three-toed mammals accentuate wooden handicraft outposts on the path back towards reality. Need a hug for the road?

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Alex Dweezy Dwyer
Submitted on Caraíva, Bahia, Brazil in Caraiva, BA, Brazil as part of the Urban Oasis Contest.
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Bahia, Brazil

Nothing says “take it easy” like a hug from a sloth. No matter how easy you have been taking it, it’s simple to find yourself past the point of relaxation in Brazil’s cultural dream state of Bahia. True, you may have spent the last few hours or days in a gentle zephyr of milky sand, soothing ocean suds, and soul-cleansing moqueca (seafood stew) in the petite village of Caraíva—but a state of zen is only attained via sloth. Kept as pets by the indigenous Pataxó tribe, these smiley, three-toed mammals accentuate wooden handicraft outposts on the path back towards reality. Need a hug for the road?

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Place:
Caraíva, Bahia, Brazil
Address:
Caraiva, BA
Brazil
Map:
Map & Directions
Website:
http://www.caraiva.com.br/
Tags:
Animal, Bahia, Beach, Coast, Crafts, Getaway, Hug, Hugging Sloths, Indigenous, Laid Back, Mammal, Mellow, Moqueca, Nycgo, Oasis, Ocean, Pataxo, Relaxing, Remote, Sloth

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