Beaches in South America

A lot of people know about this beach not from the lessons of geography and not from their own tourist experience, but thanks to the bossa nova's popular jazz song "Girl from Ipanema" ("Garota de Ipanema"). Its authors, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, made this coast no less famous than Copacabana. It is interesting that in translation from Tupi, this toponym means "bad, dangerous waters." In fact, the waves on this site are quite aggressive, so the beach is definitely worth a visit to surf lovers, but be careful for those who went here just to swim.

Garrapatero Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on the island of Santa Cruz near Puerto Ayora.

Copacabana Beach is one of Rio de Janeiro's business cards. It is famous for its white sand, developed infrastructure, huge size and picturesque landscapes. He is also loved for its cheerful and noisy atmosphere, a large number of entertainments and proximity to one of the most beautiful megalopolises in the world.

Cayo de Agua is part of the Los Roques archipelago, which is located in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea, about a hundred kilometers north of the capital of Venezuela, Caracas and at the same distance to the east of Curacao. This part of the sea is one of the most favorable in the whole sea. There are very few famous storms. And the number of clear sunny days is one of the biggest on the planet.

The beach is the coastline of Santos, not far from São Paulo. It is here at the weekend that the residents of the metropolis, tired of the frantic rhythm, come for a vacation. In its scale, popularity and “built up” with fashionable high-rise hotels, it resembles Copacabana in Rio, but without such a component as a rich and sometimes dangerous nightlife. Noisy and drunk companies for many, on the contrary, are a minus, so Santos beach is calmer in this regard.

Baia do Sancho is a small but very picturesque beach in the eponymous secluded bay on Fernando de Noronha, recognized as the first Brazilian marine park. From year to year, this beach is invariably one of the top ten places for a beach holiday in the vast Brazil. It is located about an hour's journey from the north-eastern mainland of the country and is certainly worthy of the attention of all who are partial to impressive natural landscapes.

This is a unique beach located in a paradise bay where the Guajira desert descends into the waters of the Caribbean Sea.   Whirlwinds of burnt orange and red sand glide over the bright turquoise surface of the sea and create a striking deep contrast. It becomes especially colorful during sunset, when the water turns into an orange-red palette.

Praia dos Carneiros is in the top ten of the world's best beaches and in the top ten among the Brazilian. 8 km of white sands sometimes seem uninhabited. Tall palms peek into the warm sea with underwater reefs, sloths and Ara parrots live in coastal mangroves, turtles get out on the sand.

Choroni is a small town on the northern coast of Venezuela, approximately halfway between Valencia and Caracas, west of the country's capital. The city does not greatly differ from the other settlements in Latin America, it is a standard small resort with classical Creole architecture, which is diluted with frequent hotels and small restaurants with an unusually high concentration of pizzerias.

Forno Beach is one of the most picturesque beaches of the Buzios Peninsula. It is located on its southeastern outskirts, in a secluded bay near the eponymous resort town. This Brazilian beach got its name because of the unusual pink-red shade of sand, associated with the predominance of minerals with a high iron content in it. It is for such specific landscapes that the beach is also sometimes called Martian.

Lencois Maranhenses Beach is a unique picturesque coast in the north-east of Brazil, invariably included in the TOP lists of the most romantic beaches of not only this country, but the whole planet. Located on the territory of the reserve of the same name in the state of Maranhão, the kingdom of majestic snow-white dunes and turquoise lagoons is an incredible sight that clearly confirms the glory of this picturesque corner of Brazil as one of the most romantic places for a beach holiday.

Rabida Beach is a small popular beach on the island of the same name located south of the island of San Salvador. An alternative locality name is Jervis.

Abricó Beach is the only city beach in Rio de Janeiro, officially recognized as a vacation destination for admirers of naturism. It is located on the western outskirts of the city, in an ecologically clean area of a biological reserve in the Grumari region. This is one of the oldest nudist beaches in the country, known since the 1940s. and still being the only officially authorized for naturism.

El Cabo San Juan beach is located in Tayrona National Park on the Caribbean coast in northwest Colombia, 32 km from the city of Santa Marta. El Cabo San Juan beach is a beach formed among lagoons and tropical jungle. Today it is one of the 20 most beautiful beaches in the world. El Cabo San Juan beach is known for its stunning location, white sand, clear water of emerald color. This beach is popular for camping, which is located on the beach year-round.

Barra da Tijuca or just Barra is a spacious, eighteen-kilometer beach located on the coast of a picturesque lagoon, in the west of Rio de Janeiro. It is possible can get there by bus, car or metro.