Brazilian Beaches

One of the things Brazil is famous for – besides decent soccer, Rio de Janeiro or beautiful women – are the wonderful beaches. You can find them from the very Northeast to the border to Uruguay in the Southeast. For sure everybody had heard about and seen pictures of the Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, but the Brazilian Atlantic Coast offers many many more endless beaches with fine white sand and turquoise to blue water. So overall the place almost everybody dreams to be and where you can forget everything else. Already in Santa Catarina – the federal state I have spent my seven months in Brazil – there is one beautiful beach after the other. In Florianopolis, the capital of this state, there 42 different beaches. But everyone is a little bit different to the others. But all the beaches are perfect to have a cooling bath in the ocean and a nice sun bath. But be careful, the is so strong that already some minutes without sun protection are enough to burn your skin. No wonder with temperatues of about 40° in the summer. The beaches around Garopaba, about 70km southern from Florianopolis, are also perfect for surfers because of their great waves. The Northeast of Brazil is also famous for its beaches. And rightly. Located very close to the equator you can find amazing beaches aroung cities like Natal, Maceio or Salvador. With not so many tourists in these areas you have even more the impression of a paradise when you are only surrounded by waves, clean sand and coconut trees as far as the eyes can see. But in the sea around Recife, a big city in the Northeast there also sharks and shark attacks also occurred in the past. But in comparison to the west coast of the USA it’s very rarely. But don’t swim to far away from the coast in that area! Parati, located between the big cities Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, is also a perfect places for a relaxing holiday at the beach. From this nice old small city with cobblestones you can reach the beaches very easily. Also boat trips in the bay along the coast are highly recommended. A last tip are the beaches of Ilha do Mel, an Island in front of Parana, the third southern federal state of Brazil. It’s about 30 km away from Cutiriba. You can only reach the Island by Ferry and there are no cars. So even a better condition for a relaxing holiday on endless beaches.