You'll find literally thousands of gorgeous islands in addition to beaches along Brazil's shoreline, including the trendy resort of Búzios, in addition to car-free Morro de São Paulo with Bahia. Tropical islands are liberally sprinkled off of the Costa Verde between Rio and São Paulo; one of the most idyllic are Ilha Grande in addition to Ilhabela. The greatest getaway island somewhere warm though is Fernando de Noronha, 330 miles (540km) off of the northeast coast, with few hotels but thousands of seabirds for business. Top surfing web-sites include bohemian Jericoacoara with Ceará, Joaquina seaside on Ilha Santa Catarina and Saquarema with Rio state.
