Baia do Sancho

Baia do Sancho is a small but beautiful beach in Fernando de Noronha's eponymous remote bay, which is known as Brazil's first marine park. This beach is consistently ranked among the top ten beach destinations in Brazil year after year. It is roughly an hour's drive from the country's north-eastern mainland and is undoubtedly deserving of the attention of everyone who enjoys beautiful natural scenery.

Baia do Sancho's shoreline is encircled by beautiful cliffs and impresses not only with scenic vistas, but also with an interesting fall to the beach. First, you can appreciate the amazing vista of a vast sandy strip located at the foot of these massive rocks from a rocky cliff, a kind of natural viewing platform at a height of 30 m. This is also the ideal spot to see dolphins jumping out of the ocean close to the shore.

The beach is covered with fine light golden sand, and the seas are known for their magnificent blue and green hues, as well as their extraordinary transparency (you can see up to 50 m in horizontal direction). One of the most popular activities on this beach is snorkeling. A great variety of corals and sea turtles can be seen here. From January to July, it is prohibited to visit the beach between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. due to the spawning of the latter.

Location: Fernando de Noronha, Brazil