🐋 Brazil Humpback Whale Watching Guide (July-November)

✅ Best Whale Watching Locations: 📍 Rio de Janeiro 📍 Praia do Forte 📍 Salvador 📍 Itacaré 📍 Porto Seguro 📍 Cumuruxatiba e Prado/BA 📍 Caravelas/BA (⭐ HOTSPOT: Abrolhos region - highest whale concentration!) 📍 Vitória - ES 📍 Guarapari - ES 📍 Ilhabela - SP 📍 São Sebastião - SP The Abrolhos region has the most whales and is our top recommendation! Besides whale watching, you can also go birdwatching 🦜, snorkeling 🐢, and enjoy crystal clear waters. 🚩 How to Book: Search Google for "Projeto Baleia Jubarte" to find their official website with contacts for local tour operators. Payment via PIX is cheaper than credit cards (around BRL 350-420). ⚠️ Pro Tips: I originally planned to go in Salvador but switched to Vitória due to bad weather and infrequent tours there Guarapari (1.5h taxi from Vitória) offers daily tours - confirm departure location when booking! We waited 5 days for calm seas before our successful tour 🕺🏻 The Experience: Whale sightings depend completely on luck and weather conditions. The best conditions are calm seas + sunny weather 🌊☀️. Avoid companies that sail in rough conditions. Today we saw 5 different whale behaviors: Breaching 🐋💦 Tail slapping Flipper waves 👋 Blowhole sprays 💨 Rolling 📸 Photography is challenging - the boat rocks and whales surface unpredictably. Even with a zoom lens, it's hard to get good shots unless they come very close! #Snorkeling #Brazil #SaoPaulo #Rio #RioDeJaneiro #SouthAmerica #HumpbackWhale #TravelDiaries