Facts about Buzios
Buzios is a sophisticated Beach Resort
Situated about 2 hours north of Rio de Janeiro, Buzios or Armacao dos Buzios – its official name – was at first a fishermen village. Famed after Brigitte Bardot’s visit in the 60s, Buzios is nowadays Brazil’s fanciest resort place. Actually Buzios is THE most sophisticated beach hangout in Brazil.
What Buzios has to Offer
With an excellent infra-structure, Buzios 8-km peninsula host about 20 beautiful beaches and a dozen islands which are best explored by schooners, catamarans, rented cars or fancy open-bus city tours.
The hot and yet pleasant Buzios climate together with the charm of the little fishermen –yet chick – village attracts tourists every day of the year, both from Brazil and overseas.
Buzios high season takes place between December and March when thousands of visitors – especially Brazilians and Argentineans – take over the many beaches during the day, and the famous Rua das Pedras, for the night. The charming Orla Bardot is home for the finest restaurants from both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Jetsetters dine in Buzios wearing elegant shorts and Hawaiian Brazilian sandals.
But Buzios has much more than fancy restaurants. Trendy shops, bars with live music and international clubs such as Ibiza’s Pasha entertain Buzio’s night visitors to the wee hours at Rua das Pedras.
The Weather in Buzios
With a dry weather, the annual average temperature is around 21ºC. Average high is 28ºC and average low is 19ºC.
Important Events
Buzios Jazz e Blues
The Buzios Annual festival is held in mid July, showcasing jazz and blues music styles.
Distances and Facts about Buzios
State: Rio de Janeiro
Region: Southeast
Population: 18,204 inhabitants
Phone City Code: (22)
City Distances
Buzios to Cabo Frio: 24km
Buzios to Arraial do Cabo: 41km
Buzios to Rio de Janeiro: 176km
Buzios to Sao Paulo: 596km
Buzios Accommodation
Buzios offers its visitors with an array of excellent options of accommodations, from simple and cozy pousadas to elegant boutique hotels.
Our Preferred hotels in Buzios are:
How to get to Buzios
TIP: The best way to get to Buzios is using our guided private transfers. If you are not in a hurry you might as well get our shared transfers, made with air conditioned and comfortable vans. Shared transfers to Buzios are offered from and to hotels in Copacabana and Ipanema as well as from/to both airports in Rio de Janeiro.
By car: It takes about 2 hours to get there from Rio de Janeiro. After crossing the bridge Rio-Niteroi Bridge, keep to the left to Rio Bonito, and then to the right to Via Lagos in Araruama-Cabo Frio direction (Lakes Region). At the end of Via Lagos, keep going a distance of 5km to an Ipiranga gas station, at the entrance of Sao Pedro da Aldeia. Then, take RJ-106 Road to Macae-Buzios. After driving 14km, turn right and go ahead for about 10 minutes to get to Buzios.
Airplane: Buzios Airport receives regular flights from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airpor or from Santos Dumont Airport, in Rio de Janeiro.
Buzios Attractions
Joao Fernandinho Beach
Half moon sized beach of calm and transparent waters. Access through Joao Fernandes Beach, where the visitor can enjoy sea food at its various informal restaurants.
Brava Beach
As the name indicates, the beach has very strong waves most part of the year, always attracting surfers. At the right side, a track takes to Olho de Boi Beach, a naturist beach, normally crowded by the gay community visiting Buzios.
Tartaruga Beach
It can be accessed through a road that starts at the main avenue in Buzios, a little before Ferradura traffic roundabout. The beach has calm waters and usually the warmest water of the cold-water region, due to the fact that it doesn’t receive the cold currents from the Antarctic. It has several kiosks and it’s a good place to practice snorkeling in Buzios.
Geriba Beach
Geriba is a place for the young, beautiful and tanned people. This is the right place to get to know what’s up for the night. The beach is wavy in almost all of its extension, except at the left side, where beach goers will find a track to easily access one of Buzios treasures: Ferradurinha Beach.
Canto Beach
|Buzios Canto Beach is the scenery of several restaurants on Rua das Pedras and its left side, walking on the stones, the visitor can access two other small and less frequented beaches: Amores and Virgens.
Armacao Beach
Situated along Rua das Pedras and Bardot Border. Most of it has no sand. Highlights are Caboclo Island and the pier, where tourists from several transatlantic ships come to the city during summer. Two sculptures, both made of bronze, are the attractions – one honors Brigitte Bardot and one honors the fishermen.
Ossos Beach
According to local stories, it got this name (Bones) due to bones of whales that were found on the sand. It’s full of small fishing boats and has trees along its border, a post card landscape. Don’t miss Santana Church and Buzios Yacht Club, located on the left side of the beach. On the opposite side, there’s a track that leads to Azeda Beach. It’s a fantastic place to take pictures and rides.
Rasa Beach
One of the largest beaches of Buzios. It has warm water, lacking physical depth, and the wind blows constantly almost all the year, attracting boaters. With several summer houses and guest houses, the beach, besides its beauty, is perfect for children, to walk and feel like in direct contact with the nature.
Azeda Beach
Azeda and Azedinha Beaches are two of the most beautiful beaches of Brazil. The area recently became an Environmental Protection Area (APA), and all kiosks and bars were taken away from there. It has calm and transparent water. It can be accessed via “aqua-taxi” or walking through a small track, both from Ossos Beach.
Manguinhos Beach
In fact, Manguinhos is a continuation of Rasa Beach. It has sail clubs, such as Buzios Sail Club and Yucas. It’s excellent to practice nautical sports and go for a walk. At sunset, the visitor can enjoy a fantastic view.
Ferradurinha Beach
Surrounded by beautiful hills, the beach is an attractive bay of calm water and fine and white sand. The access is through the left side of Geribá Beach.
Ferradura Beach
This is a bay with always warm and transparent water. From the left side of the beach, several bars offer complete structure, serving the most delicious seafood. It has a windsurf, banana boat and water ski school and rental shop. Its water is usually very cold.
Diving
Its privileged marine fauna in transparent water makes Buzios a real aquarium. The city has several diving agencies that take the visitors who are interested in diving to be in contact with the submarine world.
Buzios Golf Club
Buzios Golf Club is a field with first-level 18 holes. The field was designed by renowned architects Pete and Perry Dye, and attracts players from all over the world. Considered as one of the best fields in Latin America, the field was designed in such way to incorporate the value the geographical accidents of the terrain, the surrounding nature and topography, in order to offer the highest possible level of comfort to the players.
Sailing in Buzios
Buzios is a paradise to boaters. International competitions are frequently held in the city, where strong and constant winds blow. Famous Brazilian champions, such as Lars Grael usually practice sailing in the waters of Armacao dos Buzios.
Rua das Pedras
This street is a little longer than 400 meters, but it’s charming from the beginning to its end. If it wasn’t for it, Buzios for sure wouldn’t be the same. Full of restaurants, bars, shops and art galleries, the street is the city’s center of happenings. It’s empty during the day, just getting prepared for its excited nightlife.
Casa do Sino (Bell House)
This is an example of a typical local construction from centuries ago, which can still be seen and admired.
Sant’Ana Church
Protected as a historical patrimony, Sant’Ana Church is one of the city’s attractions. Its architecture from the 16th Century is the city’s first Christian reference. From the top of its tower, the visitor can see Ossos Beach, a wonderful view.
Ecotour
Surrounded by hills and mounts with exuberant vegetation, Buzios is a place where the visitors can still enjoy the nature safely. At Emerências Reserve, the visitor will find the purest vegetation of the Atlantic Woods, with exotic plants, bromelias and even the last golden monkeys of the region.
At Tauá Reserve there are over 300 species of butterfly and 60 types of birds. In addition, Buzios has now in its territory two Environmental Protection Areas (APA), a program that preserves the natural richness of the region. One of them, APA Pau-Brasil, includes an ample area from Tucuns Beach, in Buzios, to the city of Cabo Frio. It’s the largest and most important reserve of pau-brasil in Rio de Janeiro State.
Naturism
Olho de Boi Beach, 50 meters of absolutely virgin beach, attracts the naturists, which turned it into their meeting point in Buzios.
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