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Municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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Nísia Floresta is a municipality of Rio Grande do Norte just south of the metropolitan area of Natal in Brazil. It is a popular destination due to its beaches and lakes, the most famous being Búzios and Carcará respectively.
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With calm waves, appropriate for nautical sports such as windsurf and kitesurf.
The most famous beach of the region, has strong waves that attract suffers of all kinds (wave, wind, kite), although it has also some calmer parts. Contains also a broad strip of dunes. The village along the beach is unexploited, with mostly simple houses and a number of condominiums. "Búzios" is Portuguese for "cowry shells".
From the top of the cliffs there is a spectacular view of the beach, and sometimes (typically during the end of the afternoon) it is also possible to spot dolphins in the beach. With calm waters.
Surrounded by reefs, with calm and moderately warm waters. The "Pedra Oca", a small grotto, is formed when the tide is low. From here you can cross on foot to the Malembá beach, in the adjacent municipality of Senador Georgino Avelino, or take a ferry boat to Tibau do Sul.
Colonial church in baroque style constructed between 1735-1756
An enormous tree of African species, planted (according to rumors) by a slave in the colonial period.
Built by the English company Great Western in 1881, in neoclassic style. Now it hosts a shrimp restaurant.
Monument built in 1909, where the remnants of the local writer Nísia Floresta are buried.
Restaurant specialized in shrimp and other seafood, located at the historical train station of Papary.
Pizzeria.
From Natal, you can take BR-101 to reach the town and the lakes (the entrance to Nísia Floresta is located at São José de Mipibu), or RN-063 (alongside the coast) to reach the beaches.
Read in the guideNísia Floresta is a rural area, so you need a car to properly explore it. Of course, you may go around with a bicycle if you have the time and disposition.
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