Nightlife in Maceió

We really needed a long night's sleep after a 10-hour bus ride from Salvador to Maceió. Not many people speak English here, but luckily, we found someone who spoke a little German. She recommended a market, so we headed over there. You could buy everything here—clothes, fish, spare parts, you name it. At one point, we were walking down a road by the market that followed an old railway line when a woman grabbed us. She started saying a bunch of things in Portuguese that we didn’t understand. But it was clear she was trying to warn us about going down that road. When we looked again, we could see that the locals looked quite poor. We managed to buy some nice things, but since they’re gifts, I can’t mention them here :) On the way back, we drove along the water and had the taxi stop at a spot with some restaurants and a little market. We had lunch there and tried Carne de Sol—21 reais for two people. The road along the beach was closed off, so people could stroll peacefully, exercise, and let the kids play. We took the long way back to the hostel since we didn’t want to bring our camera down to the beach. Once we got to the beach, we rented a couple of chairs and an umbrella for 2 reais. The weather was perfect but turned out to be a bit tricky. A couple of hours after settling in, it started to rain. The weather changes quickly here, but it’s not a big deal since it never really gets cold. In the evening, we went to a rodizio restaurant again, which one of the other guests from the hostel had recommended. The food was delicious as always, and the service was top-notch. Bingo is a hit down here. Next to the restaurant was a huge bingo hall that looked a lot like a casino. We went in to play a couple of games, but unfortunately, we didn’t win anything.