Alcântara City Tour

Well preserved and peaceful city. It's worth knowing, it's a pity that you usually make the beat and return from São Luiz and in the time between the boats almost all trade is closed, opening after 15:00h. On Sundays it's hard to find open restaurants.

The city is a grace, a kind of place that stopped in time, many old mansions, some in ruins, including; we departed from Cais da Praia Grande (São Luiz) at 7am and returned at 16am; the crossing is done with a catamaran and the sea was quite agitated - I confess that I felt a little fear; We passed the bells, we entered the museum (free) and the House of Aerospace Culture; we passed through 3 churches, but they were all closed, a pity. We take advantage of going to the beach of Itatinga (worth it).

Historic beauty, but infrastructure leaves little to be desired. I visited Alcântara on an excursion from St. Louis and, although the city is beautiful — with preserved ruins, historic mansions and amazing landscapes — the experience as a whole was frustrating. The sea crossing (22 km) was made in a overcrowded boat, with passengers standing and sitting on the ground. The balance of the boat was intense, and those who have labyrinthitis (like me) can get pretty bad. Arriving in town, we were taken to a restaurant/pension called Bela Vista. The place is nice, but there were few staff and the wait for lunch was 1h45 — and some tourists didn't even get served. On the return, in addition to the discomfort, the boat still stuck in a sandbank because of the low tide. In short: Alcântara has a lot of tourist potential, but the tour needs to be restructured to ensure safety and comfort for visitors. It's a shame to see such a promising destination with so much basic infrastructure failure.