Itacaré isn't an easy place to get to, but it's even harder to leave. A Crayola-colored fishing village of about 10,000, it's true Bahia: the California of South America, with a cheerful and bohemian vibe.
As a kid, Serge Ibaka lived on the streets of war-torn Congo. Now he's one of the NBA's hottest young players, with an R&B-star girlfriend and a house next door to Kevin Durant.