This place reminds me of Catalina Island in California! Was on vacation for one month, plenty to do…read moretons of shops, very tourist friendly vendors, employees, locals. I would say only about 1 % of the population in the area Speak English beware. High tide in the beach area typically starts at 4 PM local time. It get up to 8 feet some areas. Make sure to enjoy the beach earlier in the day to avoid beach closures And have plenty dining options To choose from!
The exchange rate is 5.3 to 1 USD which is not that great compared to other countries in South America, which can get up to over 50 to 1 ratio.
During the day, it's fairly calm plenty of activities to do on the beach, in the evening late nine hours locals and tourist stay out till three in the morning some bars don't close till then, if you're looking for a lot of activity, the nightlife is definitely the way to do it. Plenty of dining options, but surprisingly they don't have that many restaurants that serve authentic Brazilian cuisine? Most restaurants in the downtown area serve hamburgers, pizzas which I would say are actually up to par with US quality and there are a lot of Italian Restaurant-dining options.