Recommended spots for surfing in South America

Here's a list of Recommended spots for surfing in South America recommended by our experts:

Ilhabela, Brazil

Ilhabela, Brazil

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SurfingBeachHillsTrekking

Ilhabela is an archipelago and a municipality in the North Coast of São Paulo. It is considered one of the natural paradises of the São Paulo coast, along with ...

Ushuaia, Argentina

Ushuaia, Argentina

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AdventureBeachSurfingBoating

Ushuaia is a resort town in Argentina. It's located on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, the southernmost tip of South America, nicknamed the "End of the World...

Florianopolis, Brazil

Florianopolis, Brazil

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SeafoodSurfingBeachKite Surfing

Florianopolis (Portuguese: Florianópolis) is the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Half of the city is on the mainland of Brazil while the other...

Lima, Peru

Lima, Peru

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AdventureBeachSurfingDesert

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central coastal part of the ...

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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DivingAdventureSurfingBeach

Rio de Janeiro is a huge seaside city in Brazil, famed for its Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, 38m Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mount Corcovado and for ...

Ubatuba, Brazil

Ubatuba, Brazil

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Food And DiningSurfingBeachPilgrimage

Ubatuba is a municipality in the northern coast of São Paulo state, just in the border with the Rio de Janeiro state. Ubatuba is a true paradisiac area, being ...

Mancora, Peru

Mancora, Peru

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SeafoodSurfing

Máncora is a small beachtown smacked on the PanAmericana at the Peruvian Northern coast.

Buzios, Brazil

Buzios, Brazil

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KidsBeachSeafoodSurfing

Armação dos Búzios, often referred to as just Búzios, is a resort town and a municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2012, its ...

Fernando De Noronha, Brazil

Fernando De Noronha, Brazil

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SurfingBeachTrekkingWhale Watching

Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, 354 km (220 mi) offshore from the Brazilian coast. The main island has an ...

Hanga Roa, Chile

Hanga Roa, Chile

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SeafoodSurfing

Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour and capital of the Chilean province of Easter Island. It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the ...

Salvador, Brazil

Salvador, Brazil

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AdventureSeafoodSurfingBeach

Salvador is the capital of the state of Bahia, Brazil. With a charming Old Town (a World Heritage Site), a vibrant musical scene and popular Carnival ...

Mar Del Plata, Argentina

Mar Del Plata, Argentina

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SeafoodSurfingBeachSpa

Mar del Plata is a resort city on Argentina's Atlantic coast. Its long string of beaches includes the wide Punta Mogotes and Playa Grande, with its surf breaks...

Jericoacoara, Brazil

Jericoacoara, Brazil

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AdventureBeachSurfingKite Surfing

Jericoacoara is a small fishing village cum beach hippie mecca in Ceará, Brazil, some 300 km west of Fortaleza. Jeri, as it is affectionately known, is the kind...

Ilha Grande, Brazil

Ilha Grande, Brazil

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DivingSurfingBeachPhotography

Ilha Grande is a beautiful Brazilian island, about 150 km from Rio de Janeiro and 450 km from São Paulo. The largest settlement on the island is called Vila ...

Huanchaco, Peru

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Surfing

Huanchaco is a village on the northern coast of Peru famous for its surfing and the local fishermen's "caballitos". It is a place to relax after visiting ...

La Paloma, Uruguay

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Surfing

La Paloma is a city in the Atlantic Coast region of Uruguay.

Canoa Quebrada, Brazil

Canoa Quebrada, Brazil

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SeafoodSurfingKite Surfing

Canoa Quebrada known as the pearl of the east coast of Ceara, Brazil, is an international tourist beach resort 164 km from Fortaleza, in the municipality of ...