The Best Beaches in Brazil

Brazil boasts the world’'s longest tropical coast. Thousands of stunning powdery white sand beaches blanket Brazil'’s 4655 mile shoreline, making it one of the top tourist destinations for those who want to escape life for a while.

The northeast area of Brazil showcases its most spectacular beaches. The year-round tropical climate in this area of the country ensures an unforgettable vacation of sun and sand. Each beach has its own distinct flavor. Travelers can find bustling beaches near exciting cities, less crowded beaches close to quaint towns, or remote beaches where they can enjoy solitude for a few hours.

Here is just a taste of the best beach areas you will find in the world.

Porto de Galinhas

Brazilians widely recognize this as one of the best beaches, and it is a popular vacation spot. It’s also a getaway for the country’s well-to-do. It has won the reader’s choice award from “Viagem e Turismo,” one of Brazil’s most prominent travel magazines year after year.

Natural pools and bright-water beaches contribute much to its allure. Reef walls bound the beaches, forming the ocean pools, and majestic mangroves and coconut groves abound.

The hotels here go to considerable lengths to make sure you are perfectly comfortable, and the cost is still extremely reasonable. A good variety of restaurants offers a range of prices. If you plan to travel to Porto de Galinhas, you should make reservations in advance.

The video of Porto de Galinhas beach below will provide you with a glimpse of the beauty and wonder that you will experience when visiting. The video is in Portuguese. It doesn't matter if you speak the language or not because the images speak for themselves.

Itacare, Bahia

Itacare is a small municipality with around 19,000 residents. Here you can find numerous gorgeous beaches with diverse atmospheres. There are about 15 different accessible beaches to suit nearly every taste. Several beaches offer waves attractive to surfers. A few are secluded and accessed only by short, scenic hikes.

If you like rivers and waterfalls, Itacare has plenty of them. You can view many breathtaking waterfalls while white water rafting down the Contas River. Other waterfalls and rivers, large and small, can be seen while taking a peaceful hike on one of the many mountain trails.

Plenty of restaurants and hotels are available. You can spend weeks in Itacare discovering all of its beauty. Of course, there are plenty of other beaches in the area or you could take a trip to the capital of Bahia and take in some tours of Salvador.

Buzios - Rio de Janeiro

Located 100 miles northeast of Rio de Janeiro, Búzios is a small fishing village. You will find more than 20 beaches, all strikingly beautiful. Many of the beaches feature calm, crystal-clear water. Other beaches offer surfing waves, sailing, and other water sports.

Diving is particularly popular, and lessons are offered for beginners. Visibility can reach up to 25 feet during the summer. In this area, you can see fish like groupers, anchovies, barracudas, and giant mant-rays. You can even see large green turtles and brilliantly-colored coral reefs.

A number of good-quality seafood restaurants can be found along the oceanfront. If you plan to stay longer than a few days in Brazil, you'll definitely want to spend some time in Rio de Janeiro. Make sure you get to see and do the things that matter by scheduling your Rio tours prior to your departure.

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Lopes Mendes, Ilha Grande

This is considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil. Ilha Grande is an island and part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Lopes Mendes Beach can be accessed by a short hike over a mountain crest or by boat. At the end of the beach is a magnificent waterfall.

There are about 100 smaller beaches to explore around the island. You can find rivers, waterfalls, lagoons, mountains, and plains surrounding the various beaches. The best way to reach most of them is by boat.

There are some small shops, plentiful accommodations, and a variety of restaurants in town.

While there is no doubt that these are some of the best beaches in Brazil, there are so many more that could be added to this list. With nearly 5000 miles of coastline and a tropical climate, the Brazil's beaches rival those found anywhere in the world.

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