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Fernando de Noronha
is the largest island within twenty-one that form the archipelago
with the same name. On a single scenario formed by small rocky
islands are some of the most beautiful beaches on Brazil. Noronha
natural beauty is so incredible that the most used word by visitors
to define it is: paradise. With many incredible beaches, very rich
flora and fauna landscapes, Fernando de Noronha is on the top of the
list among the most visited and admired locations sought by tourists
from Brazil and from all over the world. The archipelago's good
environmental conditions have called the attention of
environmentalists from the whole planet, so much so that the islands
were granted the title of World Heritage of Humanity, granted by
Unesco, in 2002.
Noronha offers various services for tourists: bank agency, police
station, post office, tourism information office, hospital, Internet
access, military police forces, a port, weather information, hotels
and inns. In some inns, visitors have the chance to cohabit with
localinhabitants, who have turned their humble houses into familiar
or charming inns. In Fernando de Noronha there is a wide number of
natural pools that allow for direct contact with the rich and exotic
local sea fauna. The islands' waters are full of fish, sponges,
algae, shellfish and coral reefs, among which the most abundant one
in the archipelago, Montastrea cavernosa. At the Baía dos Golfinhos
(the “Dolphins Bay”) belvedere, “rotator” dolphins can be observedin
their natural environment. One of the most beautiful scenes in the
island can bee observed every day during sunrise, when groups of
dolphins enter the bay, into an area of calm and protected areas.
Sea turtles may also be seen from November onwards, as they group on
the water surface, when adult malescompete for female partners, thus
stating that specie's period of reproduction in the archipelago.
Noronha's weather is tropical with heat and sun all through the
year. The average temperature isof 28º C. There is only two well
defined seasons: the dry one (from September thru March) and rainy
one (from April thru August). Rains, which in general do not last
long, give way to the shining Sun.Visitors should not forget that
they must pay for an environmental preservation fee to the local
administration - related to the number of days they spend on the
island. Children younger than five years of
age do not pay. |
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