Regular readers of the blog know how fond we are of the praia do Forno in Arraial do Cabo, one of the most beautiful beaches in Brazil (we wrote a blog post on it: The most beautiful beach in Brazil?). You are also aware of the problem of favelização in Arraial do Cabo, chaotic urban [...]
The Rio de Janeiro’s governmental body Fundação Estadual de Engenharia do Meio Ambiente mantains a webpage where Internet users can check out the water conditions for a number of beaches on the state of Rio: Balneabilidade de Praias. there is data for Rio city, Magé, São Gonçalo, Niterói, Saquarema, Araruama, Iguaba Grande, Arraial do Cabo, [...]
NAME: pousada Tanto Mar WHERE: Arraial do Cabo, Río de Janeiro WEBSITE: www.tantomar.com.br IN ENGLISH: no PRICES ON THE WEBSITE: yes LOCATION: at the top of the Pontal do Atalaia, with a spectacular view of the city and the praia dos Anjos. [Google Maps]. THE BUILDING: two houses built on the top of a hill. [...]
This is a summary of the entries posted along the last couple of months on the Região dos Lagos, an area that includes the tourist destinations of Arraial do Cabo, Búzios and Cabo Frío, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. I published two destination cards, Destination: Arraial do Cabo and Destination: Búzios. Along with [...]
[see our top 10 Brazilian beaches – 2009 edition] On the entry I published recently with photographs of Arraial do Cabo (Brazil in pictures: Arraial do Cabo) I mentioned I was keeping the photographs of the Forno beach for a future opportunity. Well, here it is. We visited the beach on a cloudy Sunday morning [...]
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