A really nice town set on the Atlantic about 200km due east of Rio, Buzios is a place well worth visiting. Known for its timeless cobblestone streets and its amazing beaches the once old fishing village is now a holiday hot spot for most living in Rio.
Buzio is quite unique as it is set on a peninsular which shelters the northern beaches, offering calm water for swimming and boating and on the southern side the surf still rolls in for anyone keen for a paddle. One let down was the snorkeling. We had been told that various beaches around Buzios were good for this, but all that you could really see where a few fish and a sandy sea bed. Not to bother we found a number of other ways to pass the days.
Along with the beaches the true charm of Buzios shines through in the town center. Consisting of about 4 streets, the area is packed full of shops, bars, and restaurants and the fact that the street turns into a pedestrian zone in the evenings adds a lot to the character. Most nights people where treated to a display of capoeira performed in the streets to the beat of load drums and singing. This Brazilian martial art is a mix of dancing and fighting and is quite astonishing to watch.
The six of us staying there all shared an apartment which worked out quite well in terms of our budget. The reason being was that the place had only 3 beds, which meant that we had to do a nightly rotation to provide some relief from the hard floor..but no one could complain.
After a couple of days we decided to pack up and head further north up the coast to a place called Itaunas. We were taking a chance on this place, as we hadn't meet anyone how had traveled there or read much about it. After two days of riding, with the rain switching on and off, we set up camp in a some what average campsite, with the only upside being that we were the only people there. We soon decided that Itaunas wasn't a place to spend more than two nights and we set our minds on heading 1000km further north to the much talked about Itacare. But not to be too harsh to Itaunas, the place did have a lovely beach lined with some pretty spectacular dunes.
A really nice town set on the Atlantic about 200km due east of Rio, Buzios is a place well worth visiting. Known for its timeless cobblestone streets and its amazing beaches the once old fishing village is now a holiday hot spot for most living in Rio. 
Buzio is quite unique as it is set on a peninsular which shelters the northern beaches, offering calm water for swimming and boating and on the southern side the surf still rolls in for anyone keen for a paddle. One let down was the snorkeling. We had been told that various beaches around Buzios were good for this, but all that you could really see where a few fish and a sandy sea bed. Not to bother we found a number of other ways to pass the days. 
Along with the beaches the true charm of Buzios shines through in the town center. Consisting of about 4 streets, the area is packed full of shops, bars, and restaurants and the fact that the street turns into a pedestrian zone in the evenings adds a lot to the character. Most nights people where treated to a display of capoeira performed in the streets to the beat of load drums and singing. This Brazilian martial art is a mix of dancing and fighting and is quite astonishing to watch.
The six of us staying there all shared an apartment which worked out quite well in terms of our budget. The reason being was that the place had only 3 beds, which meant that we had to do a nightly rotation to provide some relief from the hard floor..but no one could complain. 
After a couple of days we decided to pack up and head further north up the coast to a place called Itaunas. We were taking a chance on this place, as we hadn't meet anyone how had traveled there or read much about it. After two days of riding, with the rain switching on and off, we set up camp in a some what average campsite, with the only upside being that we were the only people there. We soon decided that Itaunas wasn't a place to spend more than two nights and we set our minds on heading 1000km further north to the much talked about Itacare. But not to be too harsh to Itaunas, the place did have a lovely beach lined with some pretty spectacular dunes. 
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hi fellas
such a nice little part of the world isn't it...keep it up with the blog.!
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