CABO FRIO
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In total, the Região dos Lagos is comprised by 13 cities and more than 100 kilometers of coastline: Araruama, Armação dos Búzios, Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio, Carapebus, Casimiro de Abreu, Iguaba Grande, Macaé, Maricá, Quissamã, Rio das Ostras, São Pedro da Aldeia, Saquarema. All, with countless lakes and beautiful beaches for all tastes, from the open sea, suitable for surfing, like those of cove with calm waters, favorable for diving.
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The largest cities are, respectively, Macaé and Cabo Frio, 194,413 sq. – IBGE/2009 and 186,004 sq. – IBGE/2009.
More traditional activity found in the region continues to be the extraction of sea salt, present in abundance throughout the State’s coast. Usually along the salt flats are the windmills, also considered a symbol of the region, with the sun that shines 300 days a year under a clear blue sky.
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Visiting the various cities that make up the coastal region, it is not hard to find fishing colonies scattered along the beaches quieter. Despite all the development, there are still many families living in the light of fishing, which further intensifies the rustic tone of some of his landscapes.
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Among all these mentioned, the most visited by tourists are Cabo Frio and Buzios. Cabo Frio mainly of their night, natural beauty and beaches. Well known mainly by mineiros, who often spend the season in this beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro is now considered one of the largest. Buzios is a very famous also for its beaches, beautiful discovery by Bardot. Another good option are the towns of Arraial do Cabo and Saquarema.
Brigitte Bardot
