Beautiful, relaxing, tranquil, perfect, yes Praia Da Pipa is all those things; its about 80 kms south of Natal in the north east corner of Brazil, and is a wonderful peaceful place for a vacation, particularly if you are with someone special.

The small beach is very clean, even guys selling ice-cream pick up rubbish and discarded coconut shells, they are obviously very proud of their environment.

It is quite fascinating sitting on the beach watching the tide recede beyond the reef and turn around and come back in a few hours ... (more)