São Miguel do Gostoso 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

Congratulations to the Território Mato Grande through the town of São Miguel do Gostoso !!!! From the 22 organisations participating in the Turismo Melhor Program in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, 7 were certified with the stamp and amongst them 4 were from São Miguel do Gostoso (57,4%). These companies were the first from São Miguel do Gostoso to partake in such a program. We hope that in 2010 these organisations can keep up the good work and the quality of thier services and the other organisations of Território Mato Grande to be part of this program. The partnership between the participants and SEBRAE/RN, throughout the project for “Território Mato Grande” and “Turismo Melhor – quality in turistic services”, will contribute to a responsible and sustainable development in the region. Congratulations to the following guesthouses Casa de Taipa, Mar de Estrelas, Ponteiros e Só Alegria!!!!!

Journalist Mauro Wedekin and his team from TV Record paid a visit to São Miguel do Gostoso on October 27th and 28th 2009. The  objective of their visit was to make a reportage on what has attracted so many people to the town of Sao Miguel do Gostoso. During the visit soamigueldogostosobrasil.com took the chance to interview Mauro himself to learn more about him and what the conclusions of his reportage were.  Read more...>

The Espaço Tear proudly welcome once more in Sao Miguel do Gostoso the dancer, choreographer and pedagogist, Etienne Frey for a week long workshop where he will be teaching dancing to the local population. During six days several members of the various projects will be participating in the workshops. On Friday, 23rd October, there will be a presentation with all of the participants at Xepa beach. View photos of the event.

The III EMA (Municipal Youth Encounter) will take place on 24th and 25th of October. The objective is to contribute to the social debate over the main issues for the Sao Miguel do Gostoso youth community. The meeting is aimed to strengthen and articulate the youth groups through educational actions directed at social and political participation to defend and promote its rights.

On Sunday 18 of October the Estate committee of the Green Party in the Estate of Rio Grande do Norte assissted the swarning ceremony of the Municipal committee of the town of  São Miguel do Gostoso. The cerimony had the presence of Mrs.Miriam de Souza, mother of the Mayor of Natal Micarla de Souza, and the politians such as Edivan Martins, president elected  for the next term of the Office of the Municipal Legislators for Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte.

POUSADA VILA BACANA has got new owners and they are Lenise and Michele. The former owner and friend Fred Teixeira is going back to France where he will be living with his family.

POUSADA MAR DE ESTRELAS is throwing its annual Saint John's celebration in its area of events on June 13th at 9 PM. The event will be animated by Mr. Zé More and his band. The event will also have typical regional food. We hope to see you all there

Heco Produções and the Gostoso community produce a video documentary in and about Sao Miguel do Gostoso.  Together with the video documentary, a book will be produced and workshops delivered to the local youth. The ideia is to register the local history and the development of the region trough the life experience of the elders.

 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...>

A praia dos bons ventos São Miguel do Gostoso, município conhecido pelos ventos e esportes radicais, vira o point gastronômico da região. Além das surpresas à mesa, o local ganhará um festival. Leia mais...>

 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.