São Miguel do Gostoso Rio Grande do Norte Brazil

What a Delightful Name

Sao Miguel do Gostoso, with such a delightful name ~ Gostoso translates to delicious in English ~ how could you not make this small, delightful beachfront town, in the rapidly developing state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, your next travel destination. Literally only 110km (or 1 1/2 hours drive) north of Natal, which has an excellent domestic and international aiport, you will find Sao Miguel do Gostoso easily accessible via public transport or self-drive car hire. See our How to Get There page for more information.

Pristine Clean Beaches

The fluffy white beaches of Sao Miguel do Gostoso are almost virgin and wide and clean. They are ideal for walking, jogging, sunbathing, horse riding and kite or windsurfing. The town beaches of Ponta do Santo Cristo, Cardeiro, Xepa and Maceio are only a step away from the pousadas, restaurants and bars. You can also arrange a magnificent ocean front buggy trip to the more remote beaches of Gostoso - Tourinhos and Praia do Marco. Come and visit Sao Miguel do Gostoso and you will definitely have a a few stories to tell to your friends about our beaches.

Local Community News

 It started on Dec 13th with a bingo for St Luzia and will extend until Jan 31st the oficial Gostoso summer programme. All the events will take place at Xepa beach around 07:00 PM.  On this coming Dec 27 and 28th there will be a presentation of the Auto de  São Miguel a play that tells the life of the Saint and will be performed by the cultural groups of Gostoso. The picture above is of the last week's presentation: Grupo de Batuque, percursion group  formed by the local school kids.Read more...>

 Cine Sesi comes to Praia da Xepa, São Miguel do Gostoso no 17-18-19 Outobre 2008. Read more (only in Portuguese)...>
 

 27th September 2008. On a sunny afternoon with a number of participants as never seen before, the catholic church of Sao Miguel do Gostoso, as part of the celebration of its patron, Saint Michael de Arcanjou, celebrated the marriage of 54 couples. Various other cultural activities have also occurred during this past 9 days. On Monday, the 29th, the celebrations will come to a close with the Catholic community of Sao Miguel do Gostoso witnessing the elevation of their church to the status of parish with the presence of senior bishop. Read more (only in Portuguese)...>

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Pousadas, Restaurants and Bars

Sao Miguel do Gostoso offers you a variety of high quality pousadas (hotels, guesthouses), restaurants, bars, shops and services. If you would like to find out more about what these establishments have to offer you take a look at their individual pages. We have also included pousadas and other services from near-by towns and beach resorts so as to facilitate your plans for day trips or overnight stays. You can find out more about the destinations between Natal and Gallinhos on our Attractions page.

Perfect Weather for Sun and Sport

For those of you who love water and wind sports Sao Miguel do Gostoso is the perfect holiday destination for you.  Ponta do Santo Cristo, the most popular point for wind and kite surfing, is fast becoming world famous for its excellent surfing conditions. There are a number of professional wind and kitesurf teachers based here in Sao Miguel do Gostoso and available to provide lessons to you if you are interested in taking up this exhiliarating and spectacular sport. Visit our Kitesurf and Windsurf pages to find out more.

An Emerging Investment Market

The peacefulness of the wide, sandy, palm tree lined beaches and the perfect weather conditions for kite and windsurfing are just two of the reasons why Sao Miguel do Gostoso is fast developing into the perfect tourist destination. If you are looking to invest in the northeast of Brazil Sao Miguel do Gostoso offers excellent real estate opportunites. Sao Miguel do Gostoso continues to receive credible national and international media coverage in relation to property investment, see our media pages for more details.

A Glance at the Media

The number of articles being published and news being reported about Sao Miguel do Gostoso in the national media continues to grow. Take a look at what the media has been saying about Sao Miguel do Gostoso this past year or so by visitng our Media page.