3,650 hectares of coastal ecological mosaic.
Between rivers and Atlantic frontage, in the municipality of Entre Rios, on Bahia's northern coast, lies a contiguous territory of unusual scale. Its scale is part of its value — but its detail is what makes it irreplaceable.
Where we are.
The Entre Rios territory sits within the Costa dos Coqueiros, on the northern coast of Bahia, in the municipality of Entre Rios — covering the districts of Subaúma and Massarandupió. It is served by the Linha Verde corridor (BA-099) and is geographically close to consolidated tourism and logistics hubs:
- Salvador International Airport — about 80 km south
- City of Salvador — about 80 km south
- Praia do Forte — about 41 km south
- Municipal seat of Entre Rios — accessed via BA-099 and local branches
The combination of territorial scale and proximity to consolidated regional infrastructure is rare on the Brazilian northeastern coast. Most coastal areas with comparable environmental characteristics are fragmented across hundreds of small landholders, without the capacity for integrated planning. Entre Rios is, in this sense, a significant exception — a single contiguous unit, under coherent management.
A rare coastal ecological mosaic.
The territory brings together a set of ecosystems that, taken as a whole, form one of the richest mosaics of the Brazilian coastal biome.
Arboreal and shrub restinga. Restinga formations predominate, in different successional stages — from pioneer beach vegetation, through shrub restinga on deep sandy soils, to patches of mature arboreal restinga with significant forest stature.
Ombrophilous forest and Atlantic Forest remnants. Inland and in transition zones, ombrophilous forest patches occur, integrated within the Atlantic coastal forest phytogeographic domain — classified in Brazil as a maximum-priority biome for conservation.
Wetlands and mangroves. Where watercourses approach the shoreline, estuarine systems form with well-preserved mangroves — critical habitat for invertebrates, juvenile fish and aquatic avifauna.
Dune systems and inland water mirrors. Active and stabilised coastal dune cordons run along part of the shoreline; in low terrain behind the dunes, lagoons and freshwater mirrors occur, with associated flora and fauna.
Springs and watercourses. The territory is crossed by a network of small watercourses and contains springs that feed downstream ecosystems. Their protection is a structural priority of our management.
The APA do Litoral Norte.
The entire territory lies within the Northern Coast Environmental Protection Area of Bahia (APA do Litoral Norte), established by State Decree 1,046/1992 — a sustainable-use conservation unit covering the coastal strip between Mata de São João and Conde.
The APA framework sets out integrated management: it allows human activity, but subjects any significant intervention to formal environmental licensing, with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Impact Report (RIMA) where applicable. The APA is managed by INEMA — Bahia's state environmental and water resources institute — in coordination with ICMBio and the relevant municipalities.
The territory additionally contains, or is adjacent to, areas with specific classifications:
- Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs) along watercourses, springs, mangroves and dune crests, under the Brazilian Forest Code
- Areas with native vegetation in medium and advanced stages of regeneration, with reinforced protection under the Atlantic Forest Law
- Tidal and adjacent federal-domain land, subject to applicable federal legislation
Management is planned in compliance with these regimes — and development, where it occurs, takes place only in areas where it is technically and legally feasible.
Places of significance.
Without entering into cartographic detail — which we deliberately do not publish for territorial protection reasons — we record publicly a few features of environmental, cultural or scenic significance:
Massarandupió beach. A stretch of shoreline integrated into the territory, officially recognised by municipal ordinance among Brazilian beaches designated for naturist practice. This classification is noted here purely as a factual matter; Entre Rios' management is compatible with respect for all legitimate and traditional uses of the territory.
Estuarine systems. Mouths and final reaches of small watercourses, with well-preserved mangroves — critical zones for the reproduction of fish, crustaceans and molluscs with relevance to artisanal fisheries.
Dune systems. Coastal dune cordons with active geomorphology, partly vegetated and partly mobile, with high scenic and functional value in coastal protection.
Cores of mature arboreal restinga. Patches of climax restinga vegetation with forest stature, rare on the northeastern coastal strip, with particular value for biodiversity conservation.
Scale is part of the value — but detail is what protects.
Looking after a territory like this means recognising at once its exceptional extent and the local fragility of each of its ecosystems. Scale enables integrated planning; detail demands technical humility, sustained study and prudent decisions.
This is the balance that guides Entre Rios' management. Discover the principles of our stewardship →