Buzios; The St Tropez of Brasil
Buzios is the place for the young and rich Cariocas. Ever since Brigitte Bardot started to come here in the 1960īs the number of weekenders and tourists has steadily grown. Today you hear Spanish and Norwegian in the streets; big cruise ships stop to let American tourists have a look. The tourism is well developed and you can no longer see that this once was a fishermens village. The population is around 25.000.
The Peninsula Armaįão de BúziosGetting there
There are two good options available: Renting a car Renting a car is easy and it gives you access to options that otherwise wouldnīt be available. To find out how to rent a car in Rio just click
here
. Another option to this is to rent a beach buggy when you are in Buzios, itīs both affordable and fun.
Buses Itīs also easy to get a bus from the bus station. The trip takes about three hours and they leave: From Rio to Buzios 9:15h, 9:45h, 11:15h, 13:15h, 14:45h, 15:15h, 16:45h, 17:15h and 19:30h
From Buzios to Rio 9h, 11h, 12:50h, 13h, 15h, 17h and 19h If you want to double check the timetables just go to
1001
, that is the bus company that operate this stretch, you can also find out their timetables for say Cabo Frio, Arraial do Cabo and Saquarema. If you want to have information where you can buy your bus tickets in advance (a good idea Fridays, holidays and during high season) just click
here
. How to get to and from the bus station you find out by clicking
here
. Accommodation
Finding somewhere to stay here is normally not hard at all, what can be tricky is to find a good price. There are both expensive and affordable options available. Arriving at the bus station you will be approached so if itīs not high season or a holiday you donīt need to arrange anything beforehand. There is a youth hostel pretty close to Geribá beach.
Geribá BeachThe Beaches
Well I really donīt know where to start, there are so many, more than 25. They have vans operating to most of them, for the more remote you need a car, buggy rental is offered all over the place. I have mentioned some of them below and added some comments: Geribá This is the Surf Beach number one. Open sea creates a decent beach break, you can rent boards. In the afternoon the beach bar Fishbone always attracts a crowd.
João Fernandes This is the most crowded beach of them all, green water and music in the quiosques. Within walking distance from the centre.
Ferradura Also a crowded beach but bigger than João Fernandes, good for snorkling and diving.
Brava This beach has surf and is less crowded. Also within walking distance from the centre.
Praia BravaDaytime Activities
What can you do other than to bask in the sun? Boat Trips As always in these types of places you have boat trips; itīs the standard free fruits, soft drinks, water and Caipirinhas (watch out so you donīt dehydrate!). You go beach hopping.
Scuba Diving There is pretty decent diving around here, you have a few operators in town.
Golf You have a 18-hole golf course in town, you need a green card.
Go-Kart Close to the bus station you have a small Go-kart track.Shopping
There are a lot of shops along ther main street Rua das Pedras. They are quite exclusive shops and no bargain. Nightlife
This is one of the stronger sides of Búzios. There are several bars and nightclubs around. The most famous one is Privilege located just at the end of Rua das Pedras, they have international DJīs sometimes. These places are not down to earth chilled out places; people come here to see and to be seen. Restaurants
A wide variety of food i available; Thai food, Italian, Japanese. Most is pretty pricey but you also have a few cheaper options around.
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