Brazil (São Paulo State)
São Paulo’s Coastline
Despite its proximity to the city, most of the four hundred kilometres of the Paulista coast have in the past been overlooked by sun and beach fiends in favour of more glamorous Rio. This situation is changing all too fast, and the area is becoming increasingly commercialized, with the recognition that some gorgeous stretches of coastline lie within an hour or two of Brazil’s largest city. 
This part of the coast offers great contrasts, ranging from long, wide stretches of sand at the edge of a coastal plain, to idyllic-looking coves beneath a mountainous backdrop. Having the use of a car is an advantage as the beaches near places accessible by bus are generally quite developed. Southwest of Santos, however, tourism has still to take hold, in part because the roads aren’t as good, but also because the beaches simply aren’t as beautiful.

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