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top 10 Brazilian beaches – 2009 edition

Having just revisited our favourite destinations in Brazil (10 must-see places in Brazil) it is time now to turn to the beaches. This is the 2009 version of our now two years old top 10: beaches. As drawing up an ordered list of 10 beaches is no mean task, I’ve decided to give three medals [...]

Brazil beaches – my second photobook

I just received, hot from the press, my Beaches Brazil, a project where I’ve put together a selection of more than one hundred photos taken during seven years travelling along the Brazilian coast. In the link I’ve just given you can preview the first 14 pages of the book. Here’s the full thumbnail index::

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Destination: Maresias

Maresias is a popular beach located in the north coast of the state of São Paulo. In a way, it is São Paulo modest answer to Ipanema.
WE LIKE THE MOST: the beach, the mountains, the colour of the sea.
WE LIKE THE LEAST: as elsewhere along de Atlantic Rainforest coast, environmental crime running unchecked.
HOW TO [...]

Top 10: beaches (seen from above)

You might remember this blog’s entry on our top 10: beaches, published quite a while ago. This new entry is a reworking of the original list, to which we have added satellite images of the beaches. Sweet dreams of crystal water beaches!
1. Praia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco.
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2. Praia dos Porcos, Fernando de [...]

Beaches of Santa Catarina: quality index

The state of Santa Catarina’s Fundação do Meio Ambiente mantains a useful webpage where net users can check out the quality indexes for the beaches of the state. At Relatório de Balneabilidade you are presented with two choices:
a) you can check out the beaches of Florianópolis (playas de Florianópolis)
b) or you can check out [...]