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Armação dos Búzios
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America
About Armação dos Búzios
Armação dos Búzios sits on the route: 25 minutes from Cabo Frio.
Armação dos Búzios is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with about 42,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cabo Frio, about 22 km away.
Armação dos Búzios (Portuguese pronunciation: [aʁmɐˈsɐ̃w duz ˈbuzjus]), often referred to as just Búzios, is a municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is 173 km east of the city of Rio de Janeiro, and 24 km southwest of Cabo Frio. By 2020, its population consisted of 34,477 inhabitants and itsRead more
area of 71 km2. Today, Búzios is a worldwide tourist site.
Armação dos Búzios remained almost unknown until 1964, when the French actress Brigitte Bardot visited the small village. Since then, in Búzios became popular with the Carioca's high society, who wanted to escape from the city life of Rio de Janeiro and enjoy over 23 beaches the peninsula offers. The town eventually grew to be an international tourist destination.
The peninsula's west coast beaches offer calm, clear waters while the east coast ones, facing the open sea, are more wild and draw surfers and water sports enthusiasts. Azeda, Ferradura, João Fernandes and Armação are amongst the most popular beaches in town. At night, Rua das Pedras, Armação dos Búzios' main street, offers its visitors an active nightlife and a great variety of shopping and restaurants.
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Armação dos Búzios is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, about 22 km from Cabo Frio.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 42,442
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -22.7469, -41.8817
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