Armação dos Búzios
Armação dos Búzios, often referred to as just Búzios, is a resort town and a municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By 2020, its population consisted of 34,477 inhabitants and its area of 71 km². Today, Búzios is a popular getaway from the city and a worldwide tourist site, especially among Brazilians and Argentinians. Búzios remained almost unknown until 1964, when the French actress Brigitte Bardot visited the small village.... Show more 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...