Porto Seguro is locally known as Agbodrafo. It is a town in southern Togo found on the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Togo. It is a community which grew around a Portuguese fort which is still standing near the Slave House. It was the Portuguese who named the town Porto Seguro, and the name is still in use and recognized, but the people maintained the local name Agbodrafo. Agbodrafo is vivid on signages and government listings.  The town's historical past and niche in the clandestine slave trade is still noticeable in the slave house also called "the well of the chained ones", some family compounds, and folklores; which seems to be gradually eroding away into the sea and may be lost if not collected and documented.  The slave House was owned and built in 1835 by a Scottish  slave trader named John Henry Wood. The house was called "The Wood Home". It was known as the Slave House by slave traders, but was referred ordinarily as the Wood Home. It was actually

  The  international visitors who could have cancelled their trip to Badagry eventually arrived on Saturday the 21st of November, 2020 with high hopes. The tour was the first of it's kind since the advent of covid 19 pandemic. It was a reunion as two of the visitors had been to Badagry before. One of the highlight of the tour was to celebrate Anago Osho, in addition to the numerous awards and recognitions he has received through the years and that their group, led by tour leader Miss Jane is proud to associate with his tenacity, integrity and passion. The group congratulated him on his ambassadorial and chieftaincy in Benin Republic, his induction at Abuja Jabamah presented by Ikechi Uko, Best Tour Guide Award during the Nigeria Tourism Awards 2019, at the Nigeria Travel week. Heritage Promoter Award in Tourism at the Nigeria Heritage Summit and Awards etc. 

International tourists return to Badagry Tourism thrives when there is peace, good health and tranquillity and whenever the reverse is the case, tourism practitioners are usually the major victims. Before the Corona virus, the ebola pandemic disorganized tourism activities in Badagry then, and now the Corona virus. Of course some practitioners learnt a bitter lesson and at the moment tourism industry diehard stakeholders though shakened by the Covid - 19 pandemic remained undaunted and hopeful despite the short comings.  It has been quite a while since the people of the "Alluring Badagry" received international visitors in the town and at it's museums, hotels, parks, beaches, Slave routes and heritage sites. The covid - 19 pandemic took a toll on world economy, safety and health and the tourism, travel and hospitality industry was the hardest hit. The ancient town of Badagry; a tourist destination, was greatly affected by the pandemic and everyone though  hopeful had a si