Précisions Buzios

Juste une précision, Buzios est méconnue des routards car trop près de Rio, et un peu rupin. La plupart des voyageurs préfèrent faire des grans bonds d'une ville à l'autre afin d'avoir une vision exhaustive du pays. Comme en France les gens vont chercher loin ce qu'ils à côté de chez eux. A savoir que Buzios est considéré par les brésiliens comme l'ensemble de plages les plus belles de leur pays. Cet endroit est fréquenté par Bill Gates, Naomi Campbell, Mickaël Jackson, Mick Jagger... Ces people y viennent chercher le calme et la beauté, simplicité et sophistication. That'all !
Buzios, about 2 hours by car (170 Km) from Rio de Janeiro, is a beautiful fishing village on a peninsula with some 25 romantic, wild or exhotic beaches to choose from. As a group, the Buzios beaches are considered the most beautiful in Brazil.
In Buzios, you can: play golf (Brazil's Number One Championship Course is there! ) , make some trekking in a nearby wooded area, dive in the crystal clear waters and lye on the white sandy beaches.
There are many boat trips to the surrounding islands which will keep you busy during the day, while the nightlife is concentrated on "Rua das Pedras" (Street of the Rocks) and Orla Bardot, which have lots of top level restaurants and bars (pubs) with live music.
The town became famous in the summer of 1964 with the first of several visits by the French actress Brigitte Bardot, who spent a few days there, trying to relax and escape from the media in "Rio de Janeiro". From then on, the location became a prime attraction for both, foreign and local tourists, drawn by the all year round warm temperatures and little rainfall.
Buzios offers about three hundred small lodging choices of all kinds, including those with famous frequent visitors like Bill Gates, Naomi Campbell and Michael Johnson. Remarkably, you will not find a single three-floor building on the peninsula, and likewise no major holiday resort. Building is not allowed on most of the beaches. Consequently, Buzios managed to keep some of it´s original, almost Polynesian charm. Being there, you wont believe that only six or seven Brazilian cities score more overnight stays of foreigners per year. Many of the top hotels and restaurants are run by foreigners, predominantly French and Argentinean residents.
You can reach Buzios from "Rio de Janeiro" by crossing the Niteroi bridge and heading to "Rio Bonito". Once on the Lagos highway head in the direction of "Cabo Frio" and then take the RJ-106 highway to Buzios.
Nearby, and well worth visiting, are "Arraial do Cabo" and "Cabo Frio". The beaches in "Arraial do Cabo" are comparable with those of Buzios, but unlike Buzios, people live and work in "Arraial do Cabo". You can also visit the "Gruta Azul" ( Blue Grotto) , an underwater cavern, which can be reached by boat.
At "Cabo Frio" you can visiit the "Forte São Mateus" (stone fortress) , built in 1616, at the end of "Praia do Forte" (Fort Beach) . There are also some sand dunes nearby at "Praia do Pero" (Beach of the Pero) in the direction of Buzios.