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Prainha

Prainha in Salvador is one of those spots that often gets overlooked by divers chasing depth or wrecks. But honestly, we love it for exactly what it is: a brilliantly sheltered, super shallow training ground that still delivers on fish. At a max depth of 5m, you're not going deep, but you are getting up close with a surprising amount of life. We’ve spent hours here just hovering, watching planehead filefish pick their way through the sand and dusky flounders doing their disappearing act. Visibility averages around 7m, which is plenty for this kind of site. What really grabs us are the shoals – massive schools of sardines and manioc fish moving like liquid silver, sometimes so thick they dim the daylight. You'll often spot porkfish and silverfish cruising through them, plus a good variety of bottom dwellers like dark-spotted snake eels poking out of the sand and spotted trunkfish bumbling along. It’s perfect for new divers getting comfortable, or anyone wanting to practice buoyancy in calm conditions. We also think it’s our favourite spot in the area for a chill night dive, when the morays and crabs become more active.