PRAIA DO ROSA BEACH,BRAZIL
Praia do Rosa (Rose Beach) is a crescent shaped beach-bay surrounded by lagoons and hills covered with wild vegetation. It has 3 kms/1.8 miles of extension and initially this beach was discovered during the seventies by surfers, who enjoyed Praia do Rosa´s excellent waves.
Not only surfers could have fun in Praia do Rosa, but also you will find other activities like hiking/tramping, horseback riding and lagoon and waterfall baths. The beauty of this beach bay is recognized worldwide, being the only bay in Brazil to be part of the “Most Beautiful Bays of the World Club”, which comes with UNESCO´S official seal.
WHERE TO STAY AND HOW TO GO – HOTELS AND FLIGHTS
The nearest airport is in Florianópolis, 90 Kms/56 miles from Praia Do Rosa. So you will have to pick up a flight from your country to Florianópolis International airport. There are a lot of companies traveling to this airport and you could find cheap airline tickets to Brazil in the net.
WHEN TO GO TO PRAIA DO ROSA
This beach has the particularity that between July and November, is visited by the Franca whales that chose the region to mate, give birth and nurse their offspring. Attracted by the warm waters of the beach, they became exquisite dancers – from July through November – giving the sea a sense of movement never seen before.
ACTIVITIES IN PRAIA DO ROSA
Rosa’s Beach, which is part of the Franca Whale Environmental Protection Area, has tours lasting 2 hours that allow tourists to watch the whales, but you can also observe this from some elevated hills, as the whales come within 25 meters of the seashore. This beach is also a place for everybody. All year round, couples, groups of friends, families with children and teenagers come to this beach that provides excellent options for lodging, gastronomy, and leisure activities.
OTHER BEACHES NEAR PRAIA DO ROSA
Although Praia Do Rosa is the most beautiful beach in the area, there are other beaches near Praia Do Rosa beach that can worth the detour. The main are:
Praia do Ferrugem (Ferrugem Beach), ideal for the people who loves some easy waves on the sea, and some dangerous movements at night, as in this amazing beach you can have a great beach but also a wild night with a lots of bars and discos.
Praia Vermelha (Red Beach), is a beach of crystalline water, with a bucolic air, maybe inspired by an almost permanently fog. This beach is so mysterious that it has been said that at night it transforms into an UFO airport.
Praia do Silveira (Silveira Beach), probably the best surf destination of the region, this beach has also the vegetation almost next to the ocean, creating a beautiful impression of an antique and unknown island.
Praia do Ouvidor (Listener Beach)
This beach is located in the southern end of the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, and is just 90 KM from Natal and has 10 km of beaches where you can swim, take a romantic walk, contemplate nature surrounded by golden sands, natural pools of warm waters, coconut palms and spectacular cliffs. Besides, this beach is usually visited by turtles and dolphins, so you can take a look at them from the different viewpoints or even play with the animals while taking a bath in the ocean. The beach is known as Pipa because of the stones that you can find in it, that seemed to be barrels of wine or, at nights, spirits. This fact increase the mystery that evolve the beach and help to create a lot of legend related to the pirates that in the past came here to steal the most famous Brazilian wood (Pau Brazil).