

The coast of Pernambuco, with 187 extension km, is one of the most beautiful of the country, possessing since urban beaches almost intocados paradises. Of north the south, tourists and pernambucanos find a rich land in natural beauties with sun the entire year.
Moreover, the state possesss the archipelago of Fernando De Noronha, considered for UNESCO, Natural Patrimony of the Humanity. The island, distant the 545 km of Recife, is composed for 16 beaches of white sand and crystalline water.
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LITORAL NORTE
Carne de Vaca
It is a barrentas water beach due to proximity of the estuary of the river Goiana. In the fishing village improvised bars exist. Distant the 70 km of Recife. Access: Br-101 North, Pe-49.
Ponta de Pedras
It is an ideal beach for the bath, despite the great amount of Sargassum. Its waters are very tranquilas, with weak waves. Distant the 70 km of Recife. Access: Br-101 North, Pe-49.
Ilha de Itamaracá

The Island of Itamaracá is formed by some beaches, almost all of calm and crystalline waters. One of the tourist points of the Island is the Beach of the Orange Fort, of where the passage can be made, of boat or raft, for the Crown of the Airplane. The Island in such a way has beaches tranquilas and little put into motion, as also put into motion beaches more. Jaguaribe, for example, has bars and restaurants, besides hosting the traditional presentation of the Money market of the 49 Distant Lia. km of Recife. Access: Br-101 Norte and Pe-35, after Abreu and Lima.
The climate of perpetual joy continues in December, bringing nostalgia of natalinos files of legal documents, serestas and cantatas, the misticismo of the ceremonies of the cult afro-Brazilian and the preparativeses for the arrival of the New Year, always received with much party, shows artistic, folclóricas manifestations, public dances and burning of fogos.
To who it comes the businesses or leisure, we suggest to visit:
| Orange Fort |
Center of Peixe-Boi |
| Island of the Coroa do Avião |
Manguezais |
Distant 50 km of Olinda.
Gavoa
Gavoa is a beach of calm sea and sand fofa, located enters the Island of Itamaracá and Maria Flour. It they in such a way leave strolls of boat for neighboring beaches, as for the Crown of the Airplane. Distant the 49 km of Recife. Access: Br-101, Pe-35.
Maria Farinha
It is a flat and clear water beach. In, it can be walked some meters with the water in the waist. Repleta of bars and restaurants, Maria Flour also is very looked for the accomplishment of nautical sports and strolls of ultralight. Distant the 25 km of Recife. Access: for the Salgadinho Complex, the Pe-01 highway.
Conceição
It is a small beach, but that it congregates everything of good for the tourist: clear and clean sands, arrecifes, coconut palms and calm waters.
Pau Amarelo

Beach all of coconut palms and calm sea, with the formation of natural swimming pools in high sea. It has some kiosks in the edge and one of its attractions is the Yellow Wood Fort, constructed in 1719.
Janga
The Janga is an urban beach, with many bars and badalação. It is common to find, in the beach, groups dancing the traditional ciranda.
Nossa Senhora do Ó
With 1,5 km of extension, the beach of Ours Lady of the Ó is repleta of kiosks and bars. It is the ideal place to transfer an end of pleasant afternoon and to be overcome a cooling bath of sea.
Rio Doce
One of the great prominences of the beach of River Candy they are the levees to the side-sea. In one of them an image of Iemanjá directed toward the sea was placed. The landscape total is taken by fishing boats, giving a likeable characteristic to the place.
Casa Caiada
The beach of Caiada House has 1,5 km of edge, being an ideal place for romantic strolls. Its main characteristics are golden sand and deep sea, repleto of anchored boats.
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LITORAL SUL
Pina
The Pina is an urban beach, with many bars and agitation. In the edge, they meet you square of tennis, soccer and voleibol, beyond some parks for children.
Boa Viagem
Good Trip, located in the quarter of same name, is considered one of most beautiful urban beaches of the country. He is repleta of bars and quioques, besides possessing a calçadão for walked and ciclísticos strolls.
Piedade
The beach of Mercy, considered urban, bes situated in the city of Jaboatão of the Guararapes. It is resembled the beach of Good Trip, possessing bars, kiosks and much agitation.
Candeias
Candeias, considered urban, is the second bigger beach of the city of Jaboatão of the Guararapes, with a length of 3 km. Also it is resembled the beach of Good Trip, however it is little stroke of a bell.
Barra de Jangada
Also located in the city of Jaboatão of the Guararapes, the beach of Bar of Raft possesss some bars and kiosks. Of little agitation, he is ideal for who wants a little of rest.
Paiva
The Beach of the Paiva is semidesert and has open sea. In the neighborhoods of the beach a black mud well exists, that some people believe to make well for the skin. Access for the beach of Itapuama. Distant the 46 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-29.
Itapuama
It is a beautiful beach, with strong waves. It is very good for surf, however practical its is forbidden due to presence of sharks. It has camping. Distant the 45 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-29.
Pedra do Xaréu
It is a natural beach with rocks and swimming pools. The beach receives this name due to great amount from the Xaréu fish, that very is fished in this region. It possesss some kiosks in the edge. Distant the 47 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-29.
Enseada dos Corais
Cove is surrounded by arrecifes, that they become the full sea tranquilo and of natural swimming pools. Nor the condominiums and the houses of summering take off the tranquilidade of the place. Distant the 47 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-29.
Gaibu
The sea of Gaibu is calm and has green waters. It is a full beach of bars and restaurants. Much stroke of a bell during the summer. Distant the 47 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-29.
Calhetas
She is one of beaches most beautiful of Brazil. Full of coconut palms and with sea calm, crystalline and surrounded by arrecifes, Calhetas very it is looked for for practical of diving and it fishes submarine. Distant the 49 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60 and Pe-29.
Cabo de Santo Agostinho
It is not a beach. Mirantes they are formed by rocks of where if it can see the pernambucano coast - of Recife to the Port of Suape.
In one walked of 2 km from the beach of the Paradise, arrives it the ruins of the Fort of Saint Augustin, to the remaining portions of the dutch occupation and to a church constructed in 1728, in the locality of Nazaré. Distant the 30 km of Recife.
Paraíso
It is the lesser beach of the coast of Pernambuco, with a sand band of only 30 meters in the way of a thick wall of rocks, of where trees and coconut palms are born that if lean over on the sea. It has bars and rustic inns.
Suape
Where if it finds the Port of Suape, the meeting of waters of the river Massangana with the sea also occurs. With the tide low, it can be seen the ruins of the Fort of the Pontal.
Camboa
Clear sand, coconut palms and racket of the sea are the characteristics of Camboa that is a desert beach. When the tide is low, the good one is to use to advantage the natural swimming pools. It is the ideal place for the people who search calmness. Its access is for the beach of the Cupe. Distant the 49 km of Recife. Access: Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-29.
Muro Alto
It is a flaring beach. Its name comes of the sand thick wall with about 3 meters of height that surrounds the beach. The waters in the center of dunes form gorgeous natural swimming pools for all the extension of 2,5 beach km. Distant the 60 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60 and Pe-09.
Cupe
Beach of sea opened in many coconut palms. Esverdeada water, strong waves and arrecifes complete the gorgeous landscape. It is part of Porto de Galinhas.
Porto de Galinhas
It is the beach most famous of Pernambuco. With 18 extension km, Port is a gorgeous beach and of blue waters, mornas, almost without waves and with natural swimming pools in the area of vilarejo.
It has an excellent infrastructure, counting on hotels, inns, store and tents in the side of the beach. Distant the 60 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60 and Pe-09.
Maracaípe
It is a beach of open sea and with strong waves. Maracaípe hosts one of the stages of the Brazilian Circuit of Surf. In the Pontal de Maracaípe, when the tide low, arrecifes forms gorgeous natural swimming pools. The beach possesss put and simple bars. Access: continuation of the road of Port of Hens.
Enseadinha
It is a small cove in the Bar of the river Maracaípe, with arrecifes, calm sea, coconut palms, cajueiros and manguezais.
Serrambi
It is a beach of blue waters and with arrecifes in good part of its extension. It has a narrow beaten sand band. Its access is made it difficult by a condominium of luxury located in the beach. Distant the 67 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101 and Pe-60.
Cacimbas
Beach of strong sea with a wide sand band. Width m has a rocky formation with about 50 that shelters a flaring natural swimming pool. Distant the 85 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-61.
Toquinho
Toquinho is practically a particular beach. It possesss some luxurious condominiums and houses of summering. The sea has strong waves. The sand is well white and fine. Distant the 80 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-61.
Barra de Sirinhaém, Guaiamum e Gamela
These beaches are part of one same cove. Bars and inns in the region exist. The Island of Aleixo Saint bes situated in the bar of the river Sirinhaém. Distant the 75 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-61.
Guadalupe
Cove of calm sea, falésias and rocks to the side sea. A wonderful scene. Condominiums of luxury make it difficult the access. Distant the 80 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-61.
Praia dos Carneiros

It is one of beaches prettiest of the pernambucano coast. One bes situated in the meeting of dark waters of the river Formoso, with crystalline waters of the sea. Some manguezais surround the white sand beach. The access difficult is come of Tamandaré. Distant the 103 km of Recife. Access: Br-101 Sul and Pe-60. In the city of River Formoso, a sand road is caught with about 10 km.
Tamandaré
It is a gorgeous beach formed by two bays and with weak waves. Much looked for the practical one of nautical sports, Tamandaré well is agitated during the summer. One of its attractions is a waterfall of located Atlantic Mata in the outskirts of the beach. Distant the 100 km of Recife. Access: Pe-60 and Pe-76.
Boca da Barra
Its access is for the beach of Tamandaré and is in the Bar of the river Mamocabinha. It has calm sea with much Sargassum and reefs. In they are located the ruins of the Fort of Tamandaré (1691). Distant the 97 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60, Pe-78.
Praia do Porto
The beach of the Port is a beach of very difficult access, however, those definitive people to surpass this difficulty, the wonderful scene is one rewards. They are rocks that if extend until the sea, forming protected natural swimming pools of the wind and the waves. It is there that the famous island with a solitary coconut palm meets. The beach can be reached of buggy, from the city of Mires (7 km). Distant the 120 km Access: South Br-101, Pe-60.
Praia da Várzea do Una
It is a great bay with a wide sand band and sea of strong waves. It is excellent for fishes submarine. It has a difficult access, generally made crossing the river Joins of boat. Distant the 120 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60.
Coroa Grande
It is the main beach of Are Jose of the Great Crown. Its name appears of the crowns - rocky formations - that they appear with the tide low and they create enormous natural swimming pools. The beach has calm waters mornas and, and is very good for practical of camping and the submarine hunting. It has some bars in the edge, and restaurants with plates the base of fruits of the sea. Distant the 120 km of Recife. Access: South Br-101, Pe-60.
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PRAIAS DA ILHA DE FERNANDO DE NORONHA
Morro dos Dois Irmãos
Two rises to the side-sea, enter the beach of the Cacimba do Padre and the Baía dos Porcos.
Baía de Santo Antônio
Natural anchorage, is used as load port and discharge of boats, existing a pier of rocks for mooring.
Praia do Cachorro
One bes situated soon below of the Forte dos Remédios. She is composed for the ruins of the Park of Santa Ana, bars and artesanato.
Praia do Boldró
An excellent place for banns and the practical one of surfe, besides having one of best the put-do-sun of the island.
Praia do Americano
This beach is small desert e. Ideal for who wants calmness and privacy.
Cacimba do Padre
The Cacimba dos Padres is excellent for the practical one of surf.
Baía dos Porcos
Beyond small, this beach is of which had difficult access to a cliff that encircles it. One bes situated enters the Cacimbado Padre and the Baía do Sancho.
Baía dos Golfinhos
It is the beach where hundred of the dolphins if acasalam, they suckle its children or they rest. She is one of the biggest attractions of the island, however the access to this beach is forbidden.
Portal da Sapata
It has this name due to a natural gate in the rochedo, provoked for the erosion of the sea and the wind.
Praia do Leão
This beach is ecological redoubt of protection of the sea turtles.
Baía Sueste
This beach, besides having a calm sea, functions as port when the undertows hinder the landing in the port Saint Antonio.
Baía Sueste
This beach, besides having a calm sea, functions as port when the undertows hinder the landing in the Porto Santo Antônio.
Praia do Sancho
It is an excellent beach for banns. Isolated, its access is made by sea or by means of stuck steps in a crack of its falésia. Of the high one of the cliff, the sight is wonderful.
Praia do Atalaia
When the tide is low, the beach is repleta of natural swimming pools. It remembers the volcanic origin of the island, for its polishing and black rocks.
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