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Búzios
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Rio de Janeiro.
buzz along the scruffy roads.
Yachts bob in the bay in front
of Búzios town, which is little
more than a cluster of
cobblestoned streets lined
with smart boutiques and
restaurants. During high
season, the resort buzzes
with cruise-ship passengers
and middle-class Brazilian
tourists who shop by day
on
Rua das Pedras
, the
town's main thoroughfare,
sip cocktails in the
evening at one of the
oceanfront
pousadas
,
and then dance the
night away in the
Ibiza-style clubs
and beachside bars.
Búzios's
raison d'être
is its beaches,
which range from
half-moon bays to
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Since Brigitte Bardot's visit to
Búzios in 1964 with her then
boyfriend, Brazilian actor
Bob Zagury, this peninsula
has developed from a quiet
string of isolated fishing
villages lost in semi-
tropical
maquis,
into one
of the country's most
stylish low-key resorts.
Private homes,
designer boutiques,
and little
pousadas
cling to its hills or
watch over the
numerous beaches.
Beach buggies driven
by holiday-makers
One of the souvenir shops
lining Rua das Pedras in Búzios
long stretches of fine white
sand. The best way to see
them is to hire a beach buggy
and explore, armed with one
of the ubiquitous free maps
Statue of Brigitte
Bardot on the
Orla Bardot
Beaches of Costa do Sul
The southern coast, extending between Niterói and
Búzios, is best known for its landscape, outstanding
beaches, and upmarket resorts. Attractive beaches and
sparkling waters make it ideal for a lazy stretch on the
sand, or a dip in the clean waters. With its crashing
waves and a steady breeze, this stretch is popular for
wind-surfing. It is easy to find accommodation here,
both in busy resorts and isolated fishing villages.
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, a quiet resort town, sits at
the foot of forest-covered hills and
looks over its own lagoon. Of its
many beaches, the best is 11-mile
(17-km) Praia de Itaipuaçu, which
is watched over by the Pedra do
Elefante, a miniature
Sugar Loaf.
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Sampaio
Correia
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Ribeiro
Saquarema
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Jacone
Lagoa de
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Praia
Itaúna
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Ponta
Negra
Lagoa de
Guarapina
Maricá
Niterói
Praia
Jacone
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de Marica
Inoã
Praia
Ponta
Negra
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Praia
Boa Viagem
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Itaipuaçu
Praia
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Praia
Piratininga
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Praia de
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Itaipu
Praia
Itacoatiara
Saquarema
is best known for
surfing. All the beaches have
powerful waves and surfing
championships are held on Itaúna,
2 miles (3 km) east of town.
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For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp370-72 and pp396-7
