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Fernando de Noronha is a group of 21 volcanic islands 340 miles from Recife, Pernambuco, which was declared National Marine Park since 1988, in order to protect land and marine vegetation as well as land animals and marine life. In fact is difficult to catalogue Fernando de Noronha as a beach, because is a group of islands with many beaches, but we at Brazil Beaches decided to do it because will be unfair to make a ranking of the best beaches in Brazil and not include the most beautiful place in the whole country.
The most important island in Fernando de Noronha, who has the same name as the group of islands, has 7.1 square miles and the total population rise to 2,100 inhabitants. Here you can find interesting historic sites to visit, like the ruins of Fort of Sao Pedro, but of course the main attraction at Fernando de Noronha is its islands and beaches.
Besides Fernando de Noronha itself you can find other 20 islands and you can divide the beaches in two groups: the ones pointing Brazil (10 beaches and a Dolphin Bay) and the ones pointing Africa (4 beaches, lot of swimming pools and one creek).
HOTELS IN FERNANDO DE NORONHA
Here there are no major hotels to stay. That is the idea of the island, to be in touch with nature.
However, there is a wide variety of villas (Pousadas) that you can select. Most of them are old houses, previously used by the inhabitants that have made major structural changes to receive guests from all over the world and reach the level of comfort to compete with any Hotel you know.
FLIGHTS AND HOW TO GO TO FERNANDO DE NORONHA
You can pick up your flight in Natal or in Recife and go directly to Fernando de Noronha in approximately 1 hour. There are two flights per day from each of the airports. A local company named TRIP sends cheap ticket to make this internal Brazil flight.
ACTIVITIES IN FERNANDO DE NORONHA
Diving - Fernando de Noronha is considered the best beach in Brazil for diving. To reach that category, the national park offers a wide diversity of places where you can dive with diverse difficulty levels. From March to November you can have up to 50 meters in the 16 different places for diving, that goes from the most easy but beautiful spot (Navio de Porto, 8 M) to the deepest Corveta V17 (up to 63 M) that is only for experienced divers.
Trials - Fernando de Noronha has 8 defined trails combining different views and arriving at different beaches. For example the Farol Trial has 2.5 Km along an amazing sequence of belvederes from where you can view incredible landscapes. Or if you want a trip back in time you can take the Pedra Alta Little Point Trial where you can see old stones and caves. Other famous trials are the Elizabeth Garden and the Emerald Coast.
Surfing - Fernando Noronha is a great place for surfing, not only for his natural beauty but also for the diverse beaches where you can practice good surfing. Between the several points in the island that are good for surfing, the most remarkable are: Laje da Cacimba and Conceicao.
WHEN TO GO TO FERNANDO DE NORONHA
From August to January there are no rains, and from February to July there is more chance to have heavy rains. For diving, considering the sea visibility, the best time is from March to November and for surfing, considering the waves, the best time is from December to February.
OTHER BEACHES IN FERNANDO DE NORONHA
There are 21 beaches in Fernando de Noronha and you can divide them in the ones that are in the Inside Sea and the ones that are in the Outside Sea. Here you can find a brief description of the best ones:
Outside Sea
Leao Beach - A big rock in the middle of the ocean is the most distinguished characteristic of this beach, besides the white sand and the natural swimming pools. This is the perfect beach to see turtles and turtle's eggs and due to this it has a strict control that makes that in the eggs laying period you can not go to this beach before 6 PM.
Southeast Bay - Is a perfect bay-beach with very calm water. Next to it there is ruins of the Sao Joaquim Fort, which was very important in the colonial time.
Inside Sea -
Sancho Bay - Maybe the best beach in Fernando de Noronha, here you can stop the boat for swimming and there is no danger about damaging the reefs.
Porcos Bay - Completely formed by stones, this bay has a lot of natural swimming pools.
2. Pipa Beach
3. Jericoacoara Beach
4. Porto de Galinhas Beach
5. Canoa Quebrada Beach
6. Morro do Sao Paulo Beach
7. Praia do Rosa Beach
8. Pitinga Beach
Click the image to enlarge Fernando de Noronha
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