2 Best Sights in Governador Celso Ramos, The South

At the tip of the peninsula, a couple of miles down a dead-end dirt road, you’ll find one of the most tranquil and best-preserved of the fishing villages on this stretch of coast. The sand is more suited to walking than sunbathing, so park up by the 18th-century colonial chapel at one end of the beach and stroll down to the handful of beach bars at the other. Amenities: food and drink. Best for: walking.

For adventurous sunseekers, this sheltered beach can be reached only on foot via a 3-km (2-mile) forest trail from the village of Ganchos de Fora, or round the coast from Praia de Palmas. Amenities: none. Best for: solitude; surfing.