Cabo Frio

Sandwiched between sand dunes, lagoons and the sparkling Atlantic, Cabo Frio is the seventh-oldest city in Brazil. These days its historic charms and naturally gorgeous setting have been overshadowed by industry and overdevelopment, but on weekends and summer holidays its bars and beaches continue to draw throngs of happy-go-lucky Brazilians, whose merrymaking spirit is the modern city’s strongest attraction.