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State of Rio Grande do Norte (RN)
Natal
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Ponta Negra Beach
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Ponta Negra Beach

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Ponta Negra Beach
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#3 of 117 things to do in Natal
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Wonderful Urban Unique Bay Beach of 4 km of fantastic sand , in North Oeste of Brazil. It´s the nearest place to Africa , from the Latin American Continent , Climate Semi - Equatorial , Temperature 21 -33 graus in the four seasons , 300 days of sun in the year , constant wind to attenuete the heat and providing comfortable thermal sensation. Natal is a city with large areas of environmental preservation, without industries, factories, ship movements, helping to make sea water extremely clean. The "Morro do Careca" in the Ponta Negra Beach is a 110 meters high Dune that have behind the natural swimming pool without waves with a pleasant temperature (28 degrees) , a paradise for family with children , people that search Life Quality , here can make Stand Up , Swim in the Sea with group , can also see constantly dolphins or turtles. High quality Lodging and Food in quantity , culture , handcraft , every kind service for the tourist. Ponta Negra is one of the best beach in the world.
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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Vayu
Natal, RN62 contributions
Extremely crowded and dirty
Mar 2023
Extremely crowded, sellers dominated a space which should be free, the beach. In the local TV it was even said which it is quite polluted.
Written 5 July 2023
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Christopher Patterson
Wellington, New Zealand3 contributions
Had lunch here
Apr 2022
A very nice beach for swimming and clean safe waters are lovely and warm. Great for surfing. A lot of beach stalls and places to eat and drink on the beach with service to your beach table. Good beach for walking and people watching
Written 8 February 2023
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Edward D.
Lucena, PB2,993 contributions
Right in the middle of the city
Mar 2022
Ponta Negra Beach takes its name from the surrounding neighborhood in the city of Natal. The name (“black point”) derives from the dark stones that are found along this beach. The beach is about 2.4 miles long (4 kilometers) and at its southernmost end, is bordered by a large sand dune (390 feet tall) known as Morro do Careca (“bald hill” in Portuguese). The waters in this part are very calm & ideal for taking a dip. If you like surfing, stand-up or kite-surfing, different parts of the beach are ideal for these sports. The turquoise water here is very clean.
This beach is also very popular because it is located near many hotels and pousadas, restaurants, bars & food stalls. There’s activity here day and night. If you want, you can walk the length of the beach along its wide paved path or rent a bicycle.
Another reason for the popularity of this beach is the warm water—it’s about 82°F (28°C) all year-round. If you’re visiting the city of Natal, it will be hard for you not to find yourself on or near this beach, and you will be glad that you visited it too.
Written 17 April 2022
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CocoBeachApart
Perfect!
Written 9 May 2022
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james c
London, UK36 contributions
Beautiful beach but constantly hassle from people trying to sell you things you don't need..
Nov 2021
This beach is good for a quick visit, but not a place you should stay to eat/drink. You can't enjoy yourself as you have people stopping you every 30 seconds to try and sell you something. The whole setup from when you get to the road next to the beach is a trap to get money out of you, a guy will offer you a table, then you end up being charged about 3 times what you'd pay somewhere else for drinks/food. Best advice is to check it out whilst passing by, but go to cotovelo beach instead, it's about 15 minutes away by taxi and you'll be able to enjoy yourself without worrying about getting ripped off or having someone speak to you constantly trying to sell you things you don't need.
Written 12 February 2022
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Huesero49
San Diego, CA39 contributions
Warm water, smooth sand
Jan 2021 • Couples
The nights are as good as the day. The tides vary considerably to much beach to none. Night lighting is good and safe for tourists walking the beach. Great photo op!
Written 6 January 2021
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Q4081DRannas
52 contributions
Wonderful beach in Brazil
Mar 2020 • Solo
Spent 10 days in front of this beach.. with Gorgeous view and Beautiful walking every morning.. large and very clean sand and warm water of this part of Atlantic Ocean. The surfer paradise along of the beach because of good waives.. and calm clean natural pool close to the Morro do Careca... will love to come back... ❤️
Written 11 March 2020
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Cláu Dia P
3 contributions
The breeze and view
Jan 2020 • Couples
My husband and I enjoyed a lot. I'm not crazy for beaches but to get away from the cold weather and eat lots of extremely affordable lobsters and shrimps, it was heaven. Nice beach with sidewalks and great restaurants.
The place seemed very safe and local people are very friendly. They always try to help even not knowing English. We recommend it, specially now the currency makes it quite affordable.
Yes, the constant breeze is unique and very relaxing.
Written 22 February 2020
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Kjell
3 contributions
Fantastic time and recreation. Nice sea,good possibilities to eat, rest and relax.
Tide is an factor to consider.
Oct 2019 • Couples
We will comeback again. Eventually it was more easy for us as portuguese speaking.
A lot of salesmen at the beach but they are not troublesome normally.
Rgds
Kjell
Written 2 November 2019
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Jaume46
Tokyo, Japan100 contributions
The most typical beach in Natal
Aug 2019 • Family
You can not say it is a very glamorous tourism site, but you can not be in the area of ​​Natal without visiting the Morro de Careca. The best time to go is at dusk in Brazil, about 5 pm, with the light of Sunset
Written 10 August 2019
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leon1232015
Joao Pessoa, PB11 contributions
Very nice beach
Jul 2019 • Couples
Very nice beach, some nice restaurants. Only negative point is that the beach becomes rather small when high tide comes in.
Written 9 July 2019
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