One of the fifty most beautiful beaches in the world is in Brazil: Grumari, west of Rio de Janeiro, made it into the international ranking of the travel recommendation platform “Big 7 Travel” published in the second half of June.
The selected beaches are selected based on three criteria: best performance on social media, evaluation by the platform’s editorial jury and also a score in the Blue Flag program managed by the Environmental Education Foundation (Fundação para Educação Ambiental) considering the Cleaning destinations and ecosystem protection for sustainable tourism.
The Brazilian, who was included in the ranking, took the 38th place and just stood out for its natural preservation. “Copacabana and Ipanema may get all the glory, but those who get it [do assunto] Walk to Grumari Beach.
With the green forest as a backdrop, the beach offers fine golden sands with emerald waters,” recommends Big 7 Travel.
Grumari Beach in Rio de Janeiro
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The title of the best beach in the world went to Playa Conchal in Costa Rica, a country currently considered the “hottest destination”. “This small beach is covered in crushed shells and surrounded by a turquoise bay. It is a paradise,” conclude the evaluators.
The ten best beaches in the world
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Playa Conchal, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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2 / 10
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Turquoise Bay, Exmouth, Australia
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3/10
3
Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos Islands
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4/10
4
Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida, USA
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5/10
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Punta Mosquito, Holbox, Mexico
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6/10
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Secret Lagoon, Miniloc Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
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7/10
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San Fruttuoso, Liguria, Italy
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8/10
8th
Pedn Vounder, Cornwall, England
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9/10
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Boulders Beach, Western Cape Province, South Africa
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10/10
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Reynisfjara, Vik i Myrdal, Iceland
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Check out the rest of the full list:
- 11th: Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
- 12th: Zlatni Rat, Brac, Croatia
- 13th: Playa Negra, Vieques, Puerto Rico
- 14th: Anse Source D’argent, La Digue, Seychelles
- 15th: Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal
- 16th: Pig Beach, Big Major Cay, Exuma, Bahamas
- 17th: Navagio Beach (or Shipwreck Beach), Zakynthos, Greece
- 18th: Hyams Beach, New South Wales, Australia
- 19th: Keem Bay, Achill Island, Mayo, Ireland
- 20th: Grass Bay, Laucala Island, Fiji
- 21st: Patnem Beach, Goa, India
- 22nd: Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique
- 23: Mafia Island, Mafia Archipelago, Tanzania
- 24: Horseshoe Bay, Southampton, Bermuda
- 25th: Tunnels Beach, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
- 26: Mauday’s Bay, Anguilla
- 27th: Ao Tanot Bay, Koh Tao, Thailand
- 28: Banana Beach, Sao Tome & Principe
- 29th: Praia Do Camilo, Lagos, Portugal
- 30th: Seven Mile Beach, Negril, Jamaica
- 31st: Fig Tree Bay, Protaras, Cyprus
- 32nd: Cala Pregonda, Menorca, Spain
- 33rd: Naama, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- 34.: Ka’anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA
- 35th: Le Morne Beach, Mauritius
- 36th: Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- 37th: Saadiyat (Public Beach), Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi
- 38: Grumari Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 39: Tusan Cliff Beach, Sarawak, Malaysia
- 40th: Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, California, USA
- 41st: Eagle Beach, Oranjestad, Aruba
- 42nd: Mystic Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada
- 43rd: Diani Beach, Kwale County, Kenya
- 44: Champagne Beach, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
- 45′: Punta del Este, Uruguay
- 46.: Elafonisi Beach, Crete, Greece
- 47th: Yonaha Maehama, Miyakojima, Japan
- 48th: Isla Robeson, San Blas, Panama
- 49th: Koekohe Beach, Hampden, New Zealand
- 50.: Seminyak Beach, Bali, Indonesia