Praia de Azeda beach in Buzios comes with high recommendations from Frodos, Brazil's Best Beaches, Guia Quartro Rodas, Frommers, other travel guides and us. The reason is, well, you have got to see it for yourself. As you reach Praia de Azeda beach, you take stock and look around you and try to contain your feelings of awe as you look for words to describe the beauty around you. Indescribable is probably the best you can come up with. "Wow" or "Man!" are the simpler forms of exclamation you might hear from the speechless.
Like its sister beach Praia de Azedinha to the right, Praia de Azeda beach does not have any facilities so you will have to plan before you go to Azeda Beach. Praia de Azeda beach is most probably crowded during the weekends, holidays and peek seasons. To really enjoy Praia de Azeda, try to go to Azeda beach during weekdays. Once you get there, you can buy food and drinks from vendors on the beach. They also sell brightly coloured sarongs and hammocks.
To get to Praia de Azeda beach in Buzios means having to walk on a pathway that starts at the neighbouring Praia dos Ossos or boarding a water taxi or schooner from the sea. Aside from these, there is no other way to get to Praia de Azeda save for swimming or blazing new trails in the forests of Buzios.
Calm clear waters make Praia de Azdea beach in Buzios ideal for family trips and snorkelling. Because of Praia de Azeda status as a nature preserve, there are no shops that rent out equipment for diving or snorkelling. The closest beach with rental facilities is Praia dos Ossos. Shade is plentiful with the abundance of trees. In the morning, Azeda beach in Buzios is shaded by the surrounding cliffs. Occasionally, topless sunbathers pepper the sands of Praia de Azeda.
Because of the relative isolation of Praia de Azeda and the cliffs, mountains and forests surrounding Azeda beach, Praia de Azeda is very much a must see during your vacation in Buzios. Travelling by water taxi is the most efficient way to see all of Buzios' 23 beaches. Just make sure that you do not miss out on the sparkling wonder of nature that is Praia de Azeda. Your visit to Buzios will remain incomplete if you have not visited Azedinha beach, Foca beach, Forno beach, Joao Fernandes beach, Joao Fernandinho beach and finally, Praia de Azeda beach in Buzios.