Must-SeeRio de Janeiro
About 75 miles away
The most spectacular city setting anywhere, with Sugarloaf, Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana and Ipanema.
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Arraial do Cabo
A fishing town on a cape east of Rio, with powdery white beaches and the clearest water on the coast, explored by boat and on dives.
- Best Time to Go
- Sep–Apr
Our full guide to Arraial do Cabo is being written. It's on the Southeast Brazil list as If You're Nearby.
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Worth a DetourBúzios
Rio de Janeiro
About 18 miles away
A chic peninsula resort east of Rio, with some twenty beaches, a cobbled waterfront promenade and lively nights, made famous by Brigitte Bardot.
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Worth a DetourIlha Grande
About 141 miles away
A car-free jungle island of trails and beaches like Lopes Mendes, by ferry from the coast between Rio and Paraty.
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