On December my boyfriend went to Brazil to meet my friends, family and my country. We spent the new year’s eve with my friends in São Paulo then we went to a trip to Búzios and Rio de Janeiro city. We took a flight São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro and then a uber to Búzios (about 3h driving. Uber in Brazil in very cheap compared to the Netherlands)
Búzios is a small and very beautiful town located in de state of Rio de Janeiro. It is an escape from the busy life of Rio de Janeiro city. The place got popular in the early 1900s with the high society of Rio and even more popular when Brigitte Bardot lived there. The main street, Rua das Pedras, was named after her, Orla Bardot, where we can find her bronze statue.
We stayed in a Hotel called Chez Pitu, located on the Geribá Beach. Our days can be resumed like this:
On our last day, we made a day trip to Arraial do Cabo - Brazilian Caribbean (1h from Búzios). There we can take a boat and go to the islands. It's very beautiful but suuuuper busy. Except for the Ilha do Farol, which is protected by the Brazilian Navy. They allow the maximum of 200 people at the island and you can stay for 30 minutes. So there is a waiting line for the boats to get there, and sometimes it takes hours.
no edition, the colors are really like this!
If you plan to go to Rio de Janeiro and you want also a calmer place I recommend Búzios! You can drive on the coast side where you can have a great view and stop whenever you want!
I hope you enjoy it. Have a nice weekend!