Fernando de Noronha Historic Buildings, Historical, Nature + People Pictures

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Myriad shades of blue water surround the twin mossy hills that rise from the ocean surface and tower over the beach.

Myriad shades of blue water surround the twin mossy hills that rise from the ocean surface and tower over the beach.

View the remarkable rock formations and watch fascinating nesting turtles in this surfer’s playground with some of the country’s best waves.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Relax in the shadow of Dois Irmãos Hill on this sheltered and secluded beach with gentle waves and fluffy sand.

Watch nesting sea turtles and observe the striking rock islands at this attractive and quiet beach set around a serene cove.

Enjoy the view and delve through the intriguing history of the first of the 10 fortresses set up to defend the island.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Enjoy the view and delve through the intriguing history of the first of the 10 fortresses set up to defend the island.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Otherworldly rocks rise from the ocean on this secluded shoreline that is often listed among Brazil’s most beautiful beaches.

Myriad shades of blue water surround the twin mossy hills that rise from the ocean surface and tower over the beach.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Otherworldly rocks rise from the ocean on this secluded shoreline that is often listed among Brazil’s most beautiful beaches.

Otherworldly rocks rise from the ocean on this secluded shoreline that is often listed among Brazil’s most beautiful beaches.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Take a leisurely stroll along the wide sandy berth of the longest beach on the archipelago in this popular surfing spot.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Take a leisurely stroll along the wide sandy berth of the longest beach on the archipelago in this popular surfing spot.

Take a leisurely stroll along the wide sandy berth of the longest beach on the archipelago in this popular surfing spot.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Relax in the shadow of Dois Irmãos Hill on this sheltered and secluded beach with gentle waves and fluffy sand.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.