Top 10 beaches in Brazil

When choosing a beach, each has its priorities. That you are a short walk away, you have hostels where you can eat something that looks like a sea to swim and play pool or that has good waves for surfing. And if there is a site on the planet with thousands of fantastic beaches to compare, this is Brazil. Therefore, the criteria for the Traveler community, were chosen the top 10 beaches in Brazil, 2015. This time, users were in favor of the typical postcard white sand and crystalline waters, but sought more secluded beaches, quiet and with difficulty of access. In other words, beaches to be in contact with nature. In peace.

1. Baia do Sancho (Fernando de Noronha). It is not only one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil. Baia do Sancho is considered one of the best beaches in the world. It is in Fernando de Noronha, a unique archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, 545 km from Recife and 360 km of Natal. The main island -and the only habitada- has several amazing for diving or snorkeling by the visibility of its waters and variety of marine fauna beaches. In the case of Baia do Sancho, is unique in that it arrives by boat or by a jungle trail that demand some physical requirement: you go down stairs between giant boulders and stone steps in the cliff walls. The sea is turquoise, warm, no waves, with natural pools. What more is needed?

2. Praia Lopes Mendes (Ilha Grande). In the state of Rio de Janeiro, Ilha Grande (in Portuguese, Big Island) is the largest of the 365 islands that make up the beautiful town of Angra dos Reis. There, Lopes Mendes offers about 3 kilometers of white sand reminiscent of talc and ideal surfing on the right path of their waves swell. With shallow, warm and clear, the sea has a variety of green and blue hues shocking. In addition, the beach has a freshwater river and lots of natural shade under the branches of your typical "amendoeiras" and is a cinematic landscape where hiking trails are made ​​by the jungle, visit a chapel and you can ride bicycle on the beach because the sand is so fine It sounds paradoxical that it is hard. 

3. Praia dos Carneiros (Pernambuco). Some say that its name comes from the waves, small, white foam, which are formed in the distance when they hit against the coral reefs and seem sheep (in Portuguese, carneiros). Almost 50 kilometers from the famous and convener Porto de Galinhas, also in the state of Pernambuco, Praia dos Carneiros is an open secret. While access is not easy and the infrastructure is poor, once you get everything you miss: the sand is fine and white, the water is warm and turquoise, palm trees falter its 6 kilometers of coastline -bordeada, in Once, by rivers and Formoso and Arikindá- appear natural pools when the tide goes out. Snorkeling and be happy. 

4. Praia do Forno (Arraial do Cabo). In a small cove with reddish tones, this beach has crystal clear waters and natural pools that are ideal for diving and snorkeling. Surrounded by caves, Praia do Forno is quiet, solitary, small and semi-wild. In this area of Buzios, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the sea gets warmer as they reach the warm currents, giving the name to the beach. We must clarify that is not easily accessible. 

5. Dolphin Bay (Pipa). With jumps and stunts sea, the owners of the beach are dolphins. This bay is in Northeast Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. The setting is rustic, with high walls dressed in green and gentle waves reaching the golden shore. Quiet, uncrowded and minimal infrastructure to forget all the sun-there beach umbrella, chairs and kayaks-, the beach is an invitation to enjoy nature at its best. 

6. Praia de Grumari (Rio de Janeiro).  It offers 2.5 kilometers of tranquility in the region of Barra da Tijuca, west of the "Cidade Maravilhosa" and is part of an environmental reserve with Prainha (the redoubt Cariocas surfers). Wild aspect, very green and transparent waters are the salient features of a beach hidden behind the Atlantic Forest without commercial in sight. Away from mass tourism. 

7. Welsh (Maragogi) . Just 6 kilometers from the coast, near the famous Maragogi, in the state of Alagoas, is one of the largest coral reefs in the world. And this is the almost exclusive reason for visiting the natural pools of Welsh, formed offshore and turned into one of the favourite destinations for divers. It is a maritime hundred percent option. 

8. Praia do Rosa (Santa Catarina). It began as a secret, but ended up being one of the most sought after beaches in the state of Santa Catarina, 80 kilometers from Florianópolis. Morros tight vegetation, hidden lakes and hundreds of inns at the top, where raw environmental awareness. It is a tourist beach, and in the summer -that in southern Brazil is not hot throughout the year- enough people come, but its center a few blocks attempts to preserve the spirit of the people and rule the euphoria of other spas.

9. Prainha (Rio de Janeiro). Also in Rio, shares Grumari Prainha Municipal Ecological Park, but has better waves for lovers of surfing and water sports in general. It has achieved a balance between its complete tourist infrastructure and lush vegetation, preserved almost intact. As their name forward, is a small beach and is surrounded by mountains. 

10. Praia do Farol (Arraial do Cabo). It is located on the island of Cabo Frio, near Buzios. Just separated from the mainland, it is accessible only by boat after a trip of just over half an hour. Surrounded by low dunes, the beach invites fishermen and diving experts. Peace, white sand and clear waters.