Up the hill (morro, in Portuguese), there is a lighthouse and a fort dating from 1630.

By plane

Morro has no actual airport but charter flights from Salvador take 20 minutes from Salvador and land on a runway near the Fourth Beach. Turismo Bahia Travel Agency, [1] TURISMOBAHIA operate flights for around R$180 from Salvador.

By boat

You can get there from Salvador by catching a ferry or catamaran from the Mercado Modelo, a 5 min walk from the lower end of the Lacerda Elevator. The ferry costs about R$ 50.

By car

Drivers can reach as near as the neighboring city of Valença, from where the trip can be finished on the local ferry.

The best (and only) abundant form of transport on the Island is your feet.

Being an island, there is no vehicular access to Morro de São Paulo. Until recently, tractors for garbage collection, transportation of heavy materials,tours to distant beaches and to and from pousadas on the Fourth Beach were the only motorized vehicles allowed. Today however, although vehicles are not permitted on the beaches and main roads (i.e. Caminho da Praia, Fonte Grande), there are buggy-taxis on the roads that parallel the beaches, through Zimbo, Campo da Mangaba and the Gamboa village.

• Shops line the path from the boat dock past the first beach. There are many clothing stores that sell mostly t-shirts and bathing suits but some also sell skirts and dresses. Be sure to check out the flip-flops. Havaiana and Ipanema flip-flops are very popular. There is also a shop that sells lots of touristy trinkets.

• Minha Loca Paixão The restaurant is in the pousada. Great food and reasonable prices.

• Sambass This restaurant is on 2nd beach. The tables are right on the beach next to the Jamaican restaurant. They have a great atmosphere and good food. Try the red snapper or whatever fresh fish they have that night. Most nights they have live music.

• At night drink stands open up all over. They are all pretty much the same. They will mix in any fruit you want with Cachaça.