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Copacabana ( / ˌkoʊpəkəˈbænə / KOH-pə-kə-BAN-ə, US also /- ˈbɑːnə / -BAH-nə, Portuguese: [ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 miles) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world. [1]
Balneário Camboriú is famous for its unique beach-to-beach cable car which links the city's central beach with the beach of Laranjeiras. The city is located 10 km (6.2 mi) south of the city of Itajaí , 96 km (60 mi) south of the city of Joinville , and 80 km (50 mi) north of the state capital, Florianópolis .
Here are the best of Brazil’s sandy swathes, from remote coves in Fernando de Noronha to Rio’s famed Copacabana
The coastline of Brazil measures 7,491 km, [1] [a] which makes it the 16th longest national coastline of the world. All the coast lies adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean . A considerable number of geographical features can be found all through the coastal areas, like islands, reefs and bays. The beaches of Brazil (2095 in total [2]) are famous in ...
Guarapari is a part of Greater Vitoria, 47 km south of the state capital Vitória. Its population is 126,701 (2020) and its area is 592 km 2 . It is a well-known tourist destination, known for its curving white sand beaches backed by commercial development, which extend southward to Nova Guarapari and Meaípe. With its heavily built-up ...
Jericoacoara Beach. Coordinates: 2.794°S 40.508°W. Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brazil. Jericoacoara is a virgin beach hidden behind the dunes of the west coast of Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Ceará, Brazil. Selected by The Washington Post as one of the Top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world, "Jeri" consists of blue lagoons, calm seas and huge dunes.
78,000/km 2 (200,000/sq mi) Al-Shati ( Arabic: مخيم الشاطئ ), also known as Shati or Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the northern Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea coastline in the Gaza Governorate, and more specifically Gaza City. Al-Shati was established in 1948 for about 23,000 Palestinians who fled or ...
Beach Park is a Brazilian water park and resort, located at the beach of Porto das Dunas in Aquiraz, Fortaleza. Spread out across an area of 170,000 m 2 (approximately 1.8 million ft 2 ), its aquatic park consists of 35,000 m 2 (376,700 ft 2 ). Beach Park receives over 1.7 million visitors annually and was elected the second-best beach park in ...