| The resort town of Buzios is just two hours | | | | due to the posh celebrity influence of Bardot, |
| north of Rio de Janeiro on some of Brazil's most | | | | Buzios is now the summer home of many |
| premier coastline. Buzios is a peninsula that juts | | | | celebrities, both of Brazilians and those outside the |
| out into the Atlantic, and forms many beaches, | | | | country. It is not uncommon to see famous |
| some of which have terrific surfing, while others | | | | Brazilian soccer stars enjoying a casual game of |
| have calm and sheltered waters. Some of the | | | | futbol on the wide, sandy beaches. Fancy resorts, |
| beaches are busy nearly all year-round, while | | | | mansions, and villas line the foothills. |
| others are seldom ever visited. | | | | There are lots of bikini boutiques, French and |
| Buzios was a whaling and fishing town until the | | | | seafood restaurants, bars that are open late into |
| 1960s, when the French actress Brigitte Bardot | | | | the night, and other trendy spots that locals and |
| visited it and propelled it to worldwide fame. | | | | travelers both enjoy. Because of the exclusive |
| Bardot had been staying with her boyfriend in Rio | | | | nature of the town, and also because of its |
| de Janeiro, but could not go outside of her hotel | | | | location outside of Rio, the town is often |
| because she was been stalked by the paparazzi. | | | | well-attended during the high season, but is never |
| She decided to make a deal with the press, | | | | very crowded, at least not like on the beaches of |
| allowing one journalist to interview and photograph | | | | Rio. |
| her during her stay in Brazil. She and her boyfriend | | | | Several of the 25 or so beaches of Buzios are |
| snuck out of their hotel and headed for Buzios, | | | | quiet and secluded. Canto, Ferradura, and Tucuns |
| where they spend the rest of their holiday in | | | | are the best for those who really want to get |
| relative seclusion. Bardot enjoyed the little town | | | | away from it all. It is also possible to take a |
| so much that she stayed for months after, and | | | | catamaran or schooner tour around the peninsula, |
| returned after many years to vacation there. | | | | stopping at various island, beaches, and coral reefs |
| Since the sixties, the beachtown has transformed | | | | to dive, snorkel, or fish. |
| into an exclusive, high-end resort town. Perhaps | | | | |