Situated in South America, Brazil is known as the fifth largest country in the world covering almost half of the continent. Due to the Amazon region and huge rain forests in the interior part of the country, the inhabitants of Brazil decided to settle along the eastern coast. Here visitors will find big cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo or Salvador. Each one provides its guests a huge variety of beautiful sights and stunning beaches. Furthermore the east coast is a perfect place for a surf camp experience, offering all kinds of surf accomodations including surf hostels. Visitors are also attracted by Brazil’s climate which offers countless sunshine days all year long - the perfect surf conditions. Those who want to stay north of Rio de Janeiro, for example along the Bahia coast, will experience a tropical climate with temperatures of 18 to 20 degrees in winter and 30 degrees in summer, which allows surfers to practice all year long. With the exception of the countries dry center, Brazil’s weather is also characterized by brief rain showers.
Brazil is also known as a destination of surf travel and surf accommodation such as surf hostels or surf camps can be found all along the coastal line. Offshore, surfers will encounter different kinds of waves which challenge even professional surfers. The best place to surf is the southern part of Brazil. A highlight is a visit of Santa Catarina Island which offers different huge waves. Fernando do Noronha Island is also well known by surfers worldwide. Beside beautiful reef breaks which perfectly suit the demands of surfers, visitors will find an underwater paradise that attracts divers from all parts of the world.
Since surfing is very popular and practiced by huge parts of the population it is sometimes difficult to find quiet places. Especially in the big cities visitors will find a lot of crowded beaches. The best thing to do is to hire a car and to drive along the coastal line. By doing so, one can find stunning quiet beaches with huge waves as well as surf camps and other surf accomodation of all price categories.