What has made Rio famous is its Carnival. Just north of Recife is the beautiful colonial town of Olinda, which has one of Brazil’s best carnival celebrations. The travel highlight (in terms of beaches) of this region is undoubtedly Fernando de Noronha, which Brazilians will tell you has the best beaches in Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is famous all over the world for its breathtaking landscape, its laidback beach culture and its annual carnival, which we already described. These sights just complete the beautiful appearance of the city, which is called by the locals “the wonderful city” and there is a good reason for that.
Fernando de Noronha, Atlantic Ocean - Praia Leao
Careful: High tide could leave you stranded. Then again, that might not be a bad thing. Access to this paradise is from BR-101 between the towns of Trancoso and Caraiva. There is a bus station in Trancoso providing inter-city connections. To get there, your best bet is to rent a car or book that leg in advance from home. Like anywhere, if you leave it to the last minute, chauffeur’s are waiting to take advantage of your situation.
These result in some excellent point breaks that, due to the lack of car access, are rarely crowded. These beaches offer a variety of conditions, from perfect tube waves, to fast and strong beach breaks. Here Cariocas (natives of Rio) enjoy the splendors of an intimate town but with gourmet restaurants and nightlife to rival the city. Wealth abounds and private villas and boutique hotels attest to the resort’s appeal for the upper classes. You should be rather careful as the water is actually the Atlantic Ocean, and that means that it often will be a bit rough, with strong currents, and rather chilling, unless the beach is shielded by a reef. Beware as many tourists who haven’t paid attention to the current have drowned!
Cloud-capped mountains rise north of the forests and border the Atlantic Ocean in the southeast. Dry plains extend across parts of northeastern Brazil. It is formed by an ocean island of 43650 km (54 km by 18 km) and a small peninsula on the mainland, with 1210 km. It is situated in southern Brazil between the parallels 27 20′ and 27 51′ latitude south and between the meridians 48 20′ and 48 35′ longitude west. At Boca da Barra, where the river Inferno meets the ocean, huge sand banks appear at low tide. You can choose whether to swim on the freshwater side or play in salty ocean.
As the whole right hand side of the country hugs the Atlantic coastline there are plenty of waves to get stuck into. The best surfing spots are in the south of Brazil, especially in the state of Santa Catarina. I’m not exactly sure about how the calm the waters are, but the coast in the region of Fortaleza (Ceara state) may fit your requirements. Friends have been to and liked the Beach Park Resort, which is great for families with kids as it has a water park by the beach. Jericoacoara is a little village on the north-east coast of Brazil, built on a sand dune. Located just south of the equator, Jericoacoara is paradise on earth.
