Islands of Brazil that you don’t know (and won’t know)

Would you like to know more? You will want it. […]

They are perfect destinations for dream holidays. It has wild beaches in isolated areas of the Atlantic, natural pools surrounded by coral reefs and an abundance of endemic animals.

Would you like to know more? You will want it.

In this post, the Travel by fare has listed five Brazilian paradise addresses with no access to visitors (fortunately for these preserved and isolated areas).

But it wouldn’t be bad to dive in the Atoll das Rocas, Brazil’s first marine conservation unit; visit wild beaches in Brazil’s most distant destination, 2,400 km from Africa; or explore the territory where famous names of world navigation such as Charles Darwin and Ernest Shackleton passed.

And let them continue like this, isolated pieces of a wild Brazil that few will be able to visit.

Queimada Grande Island

Even if you could, you won’t want to visit this island.

Known as the “Snake Island”, this piece of land 35 kilometers off the coast of Itanhaém, on the coast of São Paulo, is dominated by rattlesnakes, whose landing is prohibited not only due to the lack of beaches or coves, but also because it housed 15 thousand venomous snakes, in an area of ​​1,500 x 500 m².

And the descriptions are scary.

Light in color, this species reaches two meters in length and is trapped on a rocky island where its food is limited to birds, hence its ability to climb trees. Its bite can kill a person in just six hours.

It is for these reasons that from November to July only scientists and divers pass by, whose local visibility can reach 20 meters, and locals guarantee that the snakes have not (yet) learned to swim.

Alcatraz Island

(San Sebastiano/San Paolo)

45 km from the mainland, on the north coast of São Paulo, this is the only one of the forbidden islands in this place to have public access, by sea and without landing by land.

Made up of 13 islands and islets, the Alcatrazes archipelago is considered the largest seabird nursery in southeastern Brazil and is home to species such as the Alcatrazes jararaca and the Alcatrazes tree frog, which exist only in the region.

From 1980 to 2013, the rock face of the main island was used as a shooting range by the Brazilian Navy.

Archipelago of San Pietro and San Paolo

(Pernambuco)

Nearly a thousand kilometers from the closest point to the continent, this archipelago is the only group of Brazilian oceanic islands above the equator and is considered one of the most distant places in Brazil.

Illustrious names in world navigation have passed through there, such as Charles Darwin, on his voyage around the world, in 1832, and Ernest Shackleton, in 1921. In addition to the few human beings who pass through those islands, the place is inhabited by birds such as gannets and widows, crabs, whale sharks and manta rays.

Trindade and Martim Vaz

(Holy Spirit)

These islands are located just over 1,100 km from the mainland, isolated in the Atlantic, and belong to the municipality of Vitória.

With a wild nature, in the most literal sense of the expression, the archipelago is considered the most distant destination in the Brazilian territory. Just to give you an idea, Africa is 2,400 km away.

In this sort of Brazilian Lost Island, biodiversity is home to endemic species such as the yellow crab, the Trindade shearwater, a subspecies of frigate bird and forests of giant ferns measuring more than five metres.

Currently only the island of Trindade is inhabited and serves as a military base for the Navy.

Rocas Atoll

(Great River of the North)

The first marine conservation unit created in Brazil, in 1979, this atoll is made up of a ring of coral reefs measuring 7.2 km² in surface and 3.2 km in diameter, in a protected area of ​​360 km², which includes the atoll and the entire surrounding marine environment. area.

According to the Tamar Project, this is the second largest green turtle breeding area in the country and is also home to species such as the hawksbill turtle, whose studies are facilitated by natural pools with crystal-clear, sheltered waters.

The atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located 267 km from Natal and 148 km west of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago.

Source: Terra

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