Rio de Janeiro is famous for its beaches. Copacabana or Ipanema, for instance, are mythical. But they aren’t the best brazilian beaches – if by that we mean fully tropical beaches, constant warm temperatures and sunny days, picturesque fishing villages largely cut off from the outside, reserved tropical resorts, or great beach eco-destinations. Rio de Janeiro magnificence comes from a special blending: the blending of its beaches with its stunning landscape, its musical spirit, its cosmopolitism, its nightlife.

For typically tropical beaches, you should look for other brazilian destinations, namely in the Northeast coast. You will not find elsewhere in the world the variety and the excellence of so many beaches as in that coast. Salvador da Bahia, Porto Seguro, Maceio, Natal, Ilheus, Porto Galinhas, are magical names for a larger set of great brazilian beach destinations.

Big Options on Brazilian beaches and resorts

Rio de Janeiro beaches and its outskirts
Beaches + Cosmopolitism + Nightlife + Animation

Salvador da Bahia beaches
Tropical Beaches + Music + Exoticism + Special cuisine

Isolated tropical resorts
Animated tropical resorts + Exotic tours

Top northeast beach destinations
Fortaleza, Recife, Maceio, Fernando Noronha

South Brazil beaches
São Paulo, Florianopolis and South

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Beaches as Rio, with cosmopolitism, nightlife, animation
Tropical Beaches as Salvador, with music, exoticism and special cuisine
Isolated tropical resorts, with moderate animation and exotic tours nearby
Beaches around Fortaleza, Recife, Maceio…
São Paulo, Florianopolis and South Brazilian beaches