Our friend and experienced diver Gabriel went to Noronha and sent us a handful of underwater pictures. Thrilling stuff. Fernando de Noronha ranks at the top of our 10 must-see places in Brazil and also at our top 10 Brazilian beaches. A brilliant destination, both underwater and above it. Our main entry for Noronha is [...]
Fernando de Noronha conjures up images of idylic beaches and awesome underwater landscapes. Few people associate the Brazilian paradise to other interesting aspects of tourism in the country, such as history. And while you wander around the Vila dos Remédios you will hopefully come across the beautifully restored church of Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (built [...]
Beautiful Fernando de Noronha, in its never-ending reach for the tourist’s pocket, is preparing a new fee to be demanded from all tourists arriving to the island from the end of February 2011. What with the care of the National Park gone to a private company (the same company that takes care of the Iguaçu [...]
We’ve always maintained that nothing could be more departed from sustainable tourism than exploring a natural paradise such as Fernando de Noronha in a buggy. The authorities have identified carbon emissions from the fleet of ancient buggies in the island as one of the main threats to the environmental balance of the archipelago. This blog [...]
1. The situation As many of you are aware, the state of Pernambuco, administratively responsible for the idyllic Fernando de Noronha, charges a hefty environmental tax to all tourists arriving in the island. On the island’s official website several sections announce that you can save time on arrival to the island by “prepaying your environmental [...]
