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links: Cabo Frio

To make up for the absence on this blog of a specific destination card devoted to Cabo Frio, I am publishing a blog entry with links to sites of interest. We have blog posts on neighbouring Arraial do Cabo and Búzios.
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There are two portals with complete information on Cabo Frio: Cabo Frio.com.br and Cabo [...]

Beaches of Rio de Janeiro: quality index

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, [...]

Região dos Lagos: a summary

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 the [...]

Rua dos biquinis, Cabo Frío

No stay in Cabo Frio would be complete without a visit to the rua Gamboa, better known as Rua dos Biquínis (bikini street). It’s a street turned into an open-air shopping center (the Gamboa Shopping). Along the pedestrian street, more than 70 shops selling mainly bikinis, as well as other beach accesories. The street is [...]

Transportation between Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio and Búzios

The three towns mentioned on the title of this entry are quite close to each other, and everyone should make sure that on their trip to the Região dos Lagos they get to visit them all.
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On a private car, and outside the high season, it’s simple and quick to get from one town to [...]