Nearby attractions with tours
There are no tours listed for Rio de Águas Sujas e Poço do Melado yet. These attractions in the Chapada Diamantina area have local guides on Vivai.
Rio de Águas Sujas e Poço do Melado
A dark but clean river in Rio de Contas, Bahia, reached by 4x4. Walk up the riverbed to Poço do Melado, a pool made for swimming.
The water of Rio de Águas Sujas runs dark, though it is clean, and the name ("dirty waters") refers only to the colour. It is good for a swim, and getting there means a 33 km drive by 4x4.
Those who want to go further walk up the riverbed to Poço do Melado, a pool upstream. The effort is light to moderate, within reach of anyone willing to wade along the river without any particular training.
The site is in Rio de Contas, a municipality in the Seabra microregion and the immediate region of Brumado. In the same municipality, the Vivai catalogue lists Cachoeira do Jiló and Poço Preto, Poço das Andorinhas, Cachoeira da Lavra Velha, Estrada Real and Cachoeira do Fraga.
