Agree with the previous comments. Not worth stopping unless you have to. It is essentially an anchorage that you pay dearly for. You can get water if no one else is using it. Electric is 60hz but the lines if you can get one will be laying in the water. Some front desk staff speak English, the manager, Reginaldo does not. Nowhere in the entire city for most marine parts, (including outboard motors) especially for sail boats. If you have to order parts, takes a minimum of 3 weeks and customs duty is 120 percent of the item and shipping cost.

The only marinara here is George, he only speaks Portuguese. What’s left of the east dinghy dock is rusting away. Dangerous to use.

Area outside of the hotel is supposedly dangerous. Didn’t test the theory.

Uber is cheaper than a cab but a cab will wait for you if you need to go multiple places.

Currency exchange is difficult. ATMs limit withdrawal to $1000 Reale (About 60 USD) if you can find one that is working.

Grocery stores are plentiful but have limited stock.

If you decide to sightsee the South, recommend taking Highway 101. There are speed bumps on the highway about every 30 km and radar more often than that but most of it is divided highway. Highway 116 is mostly single lane and has sections with potholes big enough to swallow a truck.

Expect almost all people to only speak Portuguese.

You can no longer purchase diesel and bring it back to fill your boat at the “marina”. You have to anchor by the INACE shipyard on the other side of the bay and then find a way to get fuel to your boat. (Environmental reasons).

Concrete piers that you medmoor to are covered in sharp mussels, lines easily destroyed as well as dingys from the mussels on the “dingy platform.” Pool is decent and you can get limited food there.
I fully expect this “marina” will fall into further disrepair as no maintenance is done anywhere. (We’ve been here 2 months. None being done. They won’t even cover the holes on the connecting bridge from the dingy platform that has rusted through.)

Unfortunately, it is the only secure place to anchor (can’t really say dock as there are none) and you pay around $1pf for the privilege.

Don’t expect any assistance except possibly George, if he’s here, will tell you where to drop your anchor and tie stern lines to the concrete pillars. (Watched a sailboat go up on the rocks during low tide, since it was a weekend no one would do anything.)

If you need someone to come on your boat for any type of services you have to request permission from the hotel manager, Reginaldo , for them to board or even on access the property near the boats. To give you an idea, there are armed guards posted 24/7 at both entrances that will insist your Uber/cab open the trunk for inspection before allowing them to come down to the boats.

Also, don’t be surprised if you are asked to “pay in advance”. If you leave with time left, no refund.

We were here because we had to make some repairs after our Atlantic crossing.
I sincerely hope no one suffers the same fate.