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List of beaches in Pernambuco

Below is a list of beaches in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco by municipality, from the northernmost Carne de Vaca beach until Coroa Grande at the south end.

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Two brothers Rocks in Fernando de Noronha. source ↗

Below is a list of beaches in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco by municipality, from the northernmost Carne de Vaca beach until Coroa Grande at the south end.

The Pernambuco coast has 187 kilometres (116 mi) long1 plus the Fernando de Noronha islands coast. In Pernambuco are located dozens of beaches of all types, from virgin to urban ones.

Goiana

  • Carne de Vaca
  • Pontas de Pedras
  • Barra de Catuama
  • Catuama
  • Atapuz
  • Tabatinga

Itamaracá Islands

Ilha de Itamaracá Beach source ↗
  • Pontal da Ilha
  • Fortinho
  • Pontal de Jaguaribe
  • Jaguaribe
Ilha de Itamaracá estuary source ↗
  • Quatro cantos
  • Pilar
  • Rio Âmbar
  • Baixa Verde
  • Forno de Cal
  • Forte Orange
  • Enseada dos Golfinhos
Estuary source ↗
  • São Paulo
  • Sossego

Igarassu

  • Gavoa
  • Coroa do Avião Islet
  • Mangue seco

Paulista

  • Conceição
  • Pau Amarelo
  • Janga
  • Maria Farinha

Olinda

  • Rio Doce
  • Casa Caiada
  • Bairro Novo
  • Farol
  • Carmo
  • Milagres
  • Del Chifre

Recife

Boa Viagem seen from an apartment source ↗

Jaboatão

  • Piedade
  • Candeias
  • Barra de Jangada

Cabo de Santo Agostinho

Suape beach. source ↗
  • Paiva
  • Itapuama
  • Xeréu
  • Enseada dos Corais
  • Gaibu
  • Calhetas
  • Paraiso
  • Suape

Ipojuca

Resort in Muro Alto. source ↗
Porto de Galinhas, view from a boat. source ↗
Typical raft boats in Porto. source ↗

Sirinhaém

  • Gamela
  • Guadalupe
  • Barra de Sirinhaém

Rio Formoso

  • Pedra
  • Reduto

Tamandaré

Tamandaré Beach source ↗
Carneiros Beach Beach source ↗
  • Boca da Barra
  • Campas
  • Tamandaré
  • Carneiros

Barreiros

  • Porto
  • Mamucabinhas

São José da Coroa Grande

Virgin Mata Atlântica, often saw close to beaches source ↗
  • Gravatá
  • Barra da Cruz
  • Várzea do Una
  • Coroa Grande

Fernando de Noronha Islands

Sancho Beach - beyond is a reserve for some 600 spinner dolphins source ↗
Sancho beach and two brothers rocks source ↗
  • Sancho
  • Conceição
  • Cacimba do Padre
  • Golfinhos bay
  • Porcos bay
  • Santo Antonio Port bay
  • Boldró
  • Americano
  • Bode
  • Biboca
  • Cachorro
  • Do Meio
  • Quixaba
  • Ponta da Sapata
  • Leão
  • Ponta das Caracas
  • Sueste bay
  • Atalaia
  • Enseada da Caeira
  • Buraco da Raquel
  • Caeira
  • Ponta da Air France
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