Brazil Surfcamps, Surf Schools, Surf Tours & Surfaris

From North to South, Brazil boast over 4,500 miles of coastline with lots of swells coming in. The coast offers a big amount of different waves, great consistency and surf to suit all skill ranges - most of the spots are beach breaks. Several of the Top 44 surfers come from Brazil, a clear hint of the quality and variety of the waves they surfed at home. The vast majority of surfing done in Brazil is distributed between the Fernando de Noronha islands and the Natal coast in the state of f Rio Grande do Norte (North), the tropical state of Bahia and the surfer hideaway of Itacare (Central) and the southern states of Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina. Many of the swells are generated by the deep low pressures in the Antartic that track past Cape Horn, sending swells northwards throughout the year. Hence the south of Brazil has bigger swell and more variety than the north. The best period to surf in southern Brazil is April to October (Winter), when the size of the waves at this time of year can reach 10 feet, sometimes bigger. The best time in northern Brazil is from November to March (Summer), when the coast catches the northern swell. In central Brazil and the State of Bahia, winter is the best travel season, since there are generally bigger waves (up to 10 feet from June to August).

Bahia Surf Camp Itacare | Bahia

Natal Surf & Kite Camp | Rio Grande do Norte

The country extends from the Equator, which crosses the country at the latitude of the Amazon river, down and past the Tropic of Capricorn, wich runs through Sao Paulo and Rio. The climate is mostly tropical, but temperate in the South, where themperatures can be unbearably sticky in summer (December-February) and non-stop rainy can occur in winter (June-August). The South has the largest seasonal changes, while the rest of the country north of Rio only experiences brief tropical rains throughout the year and no significant seaonal changes.

For hundreds of years, Brazil has symbolized the great escape into a primordial, tropical paradise, igniting the Western imagination like no other South American country. From the mad passion of Carnaval to the immensity of the dark Amazon, it is a country of mythic proportions. Perhaps it's not quite the Eden, but it is still a land of staggering beauty, with stretches of unexplored rainforest, islands with pristine tropical beaches, and endless rivers. And there are the people themselves, who delight the visitor with their hedonic lifestyle, sensuality and vitality, of which the carnaval, samba, capoeira and beach culture are the main exponents.

Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil has overcome more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of the interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, Brazil is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader, yet highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem.