Boa Viagem beach
Boa Viagem Beach extends over 7 km of the coastline of one of Brazil's most visited cities, Recife. Thousands of people gather on a wide sandy platform in the evenings, weekends and holidays. The nearly 3 millionth city provides the beach with exceptional infrastructure.
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Beach description
Boa Vyazhem - the focus of urban public life. The movement does not stop even at night, lighting, bars, restaurants, night clubs work. In the afternoon, the beach is occupied by vacationers who sunbathe under umbrellas or lay towels in the soft sand.
With the tide, the area is reduced, but still accommodates many comers. The northern part is more visited, it is closer to the middle class area of residence, there are more shops, all kinds of services, guarded fitness, football and volleyball courts are equipped right on the sand.
A full package of beach services is offered:
- Parking.
- Showers, public toilets.
- Kiosks with food, drinks (100 m from the sand strip, no food in the sand).
- Restaurants across the avenue.
- Lounge.
- Bike paths where skaters and skateboarders hang out.
- Strip for pedestrians, runners.
- Dogs are allowed.
- Rescuers work.
Pickpockets, in Brazilian traditions, also work shockingly, so you should not rely heavily on security and yawn.
Surfing on Boa Vyazhem is not developed. Surfers and tourists are “very tasty” (a joke of local fishermen who go far into the sea in their homely little vessels).
Water near the coast has a temperature of +25 almost all year round, but is rarely transparent. Around Boa Viagem, coral reefs are walled. Tourists are always warned that swimming behind these natural fences is dangerous. There were attacks of marine predators even offshore. During low tide, you can walk in slippers on slippery coral walls.
The widest place of the beach is reserved for music shows. In anticipation of significant events, a large stage is being assembled here. Recife is part of the carnival triumvirate along with Rio and Salvador.
The southern part of Boa Viagem Beach is visited mainly by locals, it is less comfortable and cheaper vacation. In the very north, in the Pina region, you will often see fishermen and their families.
When is the best time to go?
The best time to visit Brazil – is in spring and autumn. During this period, mild and dry weather reigns here. In winter, there is heat and heavy rains. And in the summer (from June to August) the lowest temperatures are recorded in the country.
Video: Beach Boa Viagem
Infrastructure
Behind the skyscrapers approaching close to the beach, the old historical part of the city is hiding. The city is often referred to as the “Brazilian Venice”. It is partly on the islands and not just on the mainland. More than 50 bridges stretch between districts.
Santo Antonio is known as a commercial center, where there are many office and government buildings. Boa Vista is a residential and commercial quarter at the same time. There are many inexpensive hotels, entertainment venues. The port dock area, formerly thriving on the slave trade, now claims to be the best place with a bustling nightlife. The most important, most respectable infrastructure are concentrated along the beach.
From the room window in Recife Praia Hotel, 3,5*, you can watch everything that happens on the beach. The hotel has spacious rooms, excellent service. Guests arriving for business purposes will enjoy high-quality Wi-Fi and a conference room. They are fed with a typical but very high quality breakfast. There is a pool. The main value of the hotel is its location. It’s convenient to get quickly to both the beach and other interesting places for tourists from here.
In the former prison, which now serves as a shopping center, they sell everything from handicrafts to liquors. The largest shopping mall is Shopping Recife that has 460 stores. 90,000 people visit 10 cinemas, 8 restaurants on its territory daily.
Before leaving, vintage items and souvenirs are purchased at the market in Boa Viagem Square. Friends will appreciate the gift related to football. Native American items or carnival costume items, Brazilian cachaca or coffee are popular.
Beach food: nuts, oysters, shrimp, Caldo verde (soup), codor eggs are quite edible. Hats and hammocks, unlicensed CDs are affordable. But it’s better not to buy cheap sunglasses so that your eyes don’t get hurt.
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- Airplanes from other cities of Brazil, Latin America and Europe land in Recife. It is only 10-15 minutes by metro, bus or taxi to Boa Viagem.
- You need to book available rooms in advance, especially for the Carnival period. The population at this time almost doubled, housing prices increased several times.
- Family can safely lead children to the spectacle, the dancing of the participants in Recife is not as erotic as in Rio.
You need to spend at least a week on city museums. It is good if you have enough time even for:
- Museu do Homem do Nordeste, where tribes of pre-colonial times are represented.
- The colonial era is described in the City Museum of the Old Fort.
- MAMAM is dedicated to contemporary art.
Find out about the time of the Carnival on the website, the date varies each year.