If only all parking spaces were this pretty… …
Dates visited: December 24, 2013 – December 28, 2013
What can be said about a place that has 22 beaches and the weather that stays perfect? Nothing! You are left speechless, admiring and enjoying every single second in this pretty little resort town.
Buzios is 105 miles east of Rio de Janeiro, and our pousada (B&B) in Buzios picked us up from Rio. It was a three hour ride. The first night, and actually every night, we visited the one and only happening street in Buzios— Rua das Pedras. This street comes alive in the night with great food, loud music, awesome vibe, street shows, and surprisingly enough, well-dressed girls (I guess they are tired of being in bikinis for most of the day).
With soft and colorful sand (shades of red, yellow and brown) on every beach, we had the option of selecting a beach based on the waves, snorkeling activities, food, shade, natural landscape and so much more. Basically, our typical day would be—get up, have breakfast, don swim suits, apply sun screen, head to a beach and not come back until evening! We visited these beaches—João Fernandes, Tartaruga (my favorite) and Ferradura. Umbrellas and chairs are provided free of cost by every restaurant on the beach with the expectation that you will order food and drinks from them. I didn’t have a problem with that as fresh coconut water and caipirinhas kept us well hydrated and the delicious seafood kept us thoroughly satisfied.
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- João Fernandes beach
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- No caption needed!
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- Sunset view from our pousada (bed and breakfast)
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- Perfect thirst-quencher for a sunny day at Tartaruga beach
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- The countless photo shoots where you see a model walking out of the sea… …here’s proof that she exists!
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- He just grabbed my arm and went to town… …Chinatown!
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- All dressed for the “Tattoed Men In Black” beach party
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- There’s one for every girl on the planet
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- Church on Buzios’ main street, Rua das Pedras
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- Tartaruga beach
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- Yup, he was missing the snow back home
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- These schooners go from beach to beach so the passengers can swim at different beaches
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- I had to pick my choice of fresh catch of the day for lunch (see next pic for the prepared dish)
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- This fish was caught a few hours before they grilled it for me… …AWESOME
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- Standup paddleboarding
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- Beachgoers at Ferradura beach
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- Lost in thought
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- Swan boats at Ferradura beach
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- Ferradura beach
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- The inlet of the horseshoe-shaped Ferradura beach
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- Colors of the sand at João Fernandes beach—yellow, red and golden.
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- Standup paddleboarders at Ferradura beach
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- Capoeira artists on Buzios’ main street, Rua das Pedras
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- The name (Parvati) is the name of an Indian goddess, the letters in Devanagari script under the name do not spell out any valid word, and this restaurant serves Italian food!
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- At Ferradura beach