Set in the coastal town of Tamandaré in Brazil's Pernambuco state, Carneiros Beach is a little more than 60 miles from the nearest city, Recife. The easiest way to get there is by car or via a ...

Rio Verlmelho — the trendy neighbourhood where Brazilian writer Jorge Amado lived and took inspiration for his novels — is where the city’s most central, popular beach is. Though I’d ...

Rio’s beaches Copacabana and Ipanema need little introduction. Instead, go to the locals’ beach Praia Vermelha in the ...

Our host city for the first World Cup match ... to mention the number of beaches -- it's no wonder that Brazil have won the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 13 of the 15 times it's been held.

While sunbathing, you'll observe wildly entertaining games of futevolei (the Brazilian version ... locally as Zona Sul), the city's tourist hotspot with the best beaches and attractions.

The city has seen far fewer people than normal use the beach because of the attacks. It was deserted on Tuesday, a national holiday in Brazil. Officials have put up large signs warning swimmers ...