Avenida Boa Viagem is a street in the city of Recife. It is one of the most important avenues in…read morethe capital of Pernambuco. The neighborhoods of Boa Viagem and Pina are part of it's route. It travels all along the coast at Boa Viagem beach. It starts at Avenida Herculano Bandeira and ends at the border between Recife and the municipality of Jaboatão dos Guararapes and runs for about 8 kilometers (4.8 miles). Before being the address of luxurious buildings with the most expensive per square meter in the city, and a street along which 38,000 vehicles pass a day, Avenida Boa Viagem was a dirt road frequented by fishermen. The history of the road as we know it today began 97 years ago, when it began to be built. The objective was to link the city to the beaches of Pina and Boa Viagem, until then isolated from urban life. The opening of the new avenue was described in the October 21, 1924 edition of the Diario newspaper. An area of ​​the city was being discovered and called the attention of the people of Recife. The original name of of Avenida Boa Viagem ("Good Voyage Avenue") was Avenida Beira Mar ("Water's edge Avenue"). The current name was taken from a nearby church Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem ("Our Lady of the Good Voyage").

We came back again after about 2 years to visit this lovely beach. Please read my previous review,…read moreit's got almost all the info about this place I could find. The only info I could add is the origin of the name: according to many websites, the beach is named for a previous owner, José Henrique Carneiro (born 1867), a former Senator for the state of Pernambuco. It was acquired by Rosalvo Ramos Rocha in 1938 and was used as a coconut plantation until his death in the 1970's, when it was divided among 6 of his heirs who developed it into what would become the tourist destination that it is today. In 2014, it was considered one of the 15 best beaches in the world by Tripadvisor.

Yep, it's a nude beach…read more This is a beautiful beach, but if you don't like the idea of going "au naturel", don't worry, because there are 2 parts to this beach. Actually, I think the part outside the nude part may be smaller, but is prettier. The nude section is isolated by a natural rock wall. You don't encounter any gawkers here, because if you're on the beach, everyone is in the same state. However, there is a restaurant inside the nudist section, but all the workers are clothed, so, "not fair!"