Recommended spots for surfing in South America

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 ...

In Ushuaia, the wind is a constant companion, carrying the sharp scent of sea and the earthy tang of peat across this city perched on the very edge of South ...

As morning mist retreats over Florianópolis, light spills golden across rolling dunes and endless Atlantic surf. There’s a salty tang to the breeze and the air ...

Cool mist drifts in on the Pacific breeze, and the soft rattle of palm trees mingles with distant horns—a city that breathes, slow at dawn but quickening as ...

In Rio de Janeiro, mornings break with golden sunlight spilling across mosaic-tiled promenades and the salty tang of sea air settling on your skin. The city’s ...

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 eases into the day under a soft Pacific haze, the kind that blurs the line between sea and sky. Salt-laden breezes slip past open palm huts and brightly...

Narrow, cobbled lanes wind out from the old fishing harbour, their low lamps throwing gentle gold across surf-worn walls as the Atlantic breeze tangles with the...

There is a hush to Fernando de Noronha that catches you unawares—a softness in the breeze, the distant hush of rolling breakers, the call of seabirds floating ...

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 ...

The hum of surf drifts through the salty air as the Pacific glimmers under a pale morning sun. Iquique unfolds between rust-coloured cliffs and endless sea, its...

Salvador greets you with a breath of sea air, thick with salt and the sweet tang of dendê oil. Cobbled streets echo with drums and laughter, while pastel ...

There is a salty tang in the breeze before the sun has properly risen, frost-tipped waves rolling in to meet the long stretch of sand and the hum of the ...

Morning breaks gently over Jericoacoara, painting the powdery sand dunes in ribbons of gold. The salty breeze from the Atlantic tangles your hair as you wander ...

The air on Ilha Grande tastes of salt and green—lush, wet forest breathing up from the hills, the scent of guava and wood smoke twisting through the morning ...

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 is a city in the Atlantic Coast region of Uruguay.

The wind here is constant and coaxing, salt-bright and restless; as you walk the ochre cliffs crowned by tangled green, the sea below breathes a hush of promise...