List of social nudity places in South America
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This is a list of social nudity places in South America
for recreation. Includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches) and some resorts.
Tambaba
and Praia do Pinho in Brazil
are the only places in the world with free public access in which total nudity is legally required.http://www.tambaba.tur.br/normas.htmhttp://www.praiadopinho.com.br/site/normas.php
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
for recreation. Includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches) and some resorts.
Argentina
- Buenos AiresBuenos Aires ProvinceThe Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880...
- Playa Escondida(http://www.playaescondida.com.ar) (Hidden Beach) Nude beach located at 38°13′35"S 57°43′35"W is about 25 km. south of Mar del PlataMar del PlataMar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"...
and a few minutes of MiramarMiramar, Buenos Aires ProvinceMiramar is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of General Alvarado Partido...
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- Playa Escondida(http://www.playaescondida.com.ar) (Hidden Beach) Nude beach located at 38°13′35"S 57°43′35"W is about 25 km. south of Mar del Plata
Brazil
Tambaba
Tambaba is an official nudist beach in Brazil, located on the Atlantic coast south of João Pessoa and north of Recife, at . In Tambaba one must be nude in the family area . Around the periphery of the beach, nudism is optional....
and Praia do Pinho in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
are the only places in the world with free public access in which total nudity is legally required.http://www.tambaba.tur.br/normas.htmhttp://www.praiadopinho.com.br/site/normas.php
- TambabaTambabaTambaba is an official nudist beach in Brazil, located on the Atlantic coast south of João Pessoa and north of Recife, at . In Tambaba one must be nude in the family area . Around the periphery of the beach, nudism is optional....
: sandy beach, ParaíbaParaíbaParaíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
State, north of RecifeRecifeRecife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper... - Praia do AbricóPraia do AbricóThe beach is located in Apricot Grumari, Barra da Tijuca, in the west of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Located in City Park Grumari after Grumari Prainha Beach and is currently the only beach for the practice of naturism in the city...
, beach west of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
(Note: no land and restricted cellular telephone service - some providers do not cover this area.) - Praia da Galheta, a partially deserted clothes-optional beach on the east coast of FlorianópolisFlorianópolis-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
(can be reached only by foot) - Praia do Pinho, beach located at 27°01′14"S 48°34′33"W in Santa CatarinaSanta Catarina (state)Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
State, next to Balneário CamboriúBalneário CamboriúBalneário Camboriú is a major beach resort in the Brazilian southern state of Santa Catarina. The town, with its steep hills dropping down to the sea, is popular amongst South Americans. The main ocean boulevard is called Avenida Atlântica...
(often simply referred to as Balneário by locals), near FlorianópolisFlorianópolis-Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter... - Massarandupió, beach in BahiaBahiaBahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
State, about 100 km north of Salvadorhttp://www.massarandupio.com - Barra SecaBarra SecaBarra Seca is an official nude beach in Brazil. While elsewhere in Brazil people are generally prohibited to be naked in public places, in Barra Seca you must be nude in the family area...
, beach in Espirito SantoEspírito SantoEspírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...
State, about 60 km of LinharesLinharesLinhares is the name of a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 135 km north of the state capital, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km², and has a population of 130,901 people ....
Chile
- Horcón: Playa Luna, beach in Caleta Horcón, near Viña del MarViña del MarViña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located...
at North of Valparaiso Province.
Colombia
- Tayrona ParkTayrona National Natural ParkThe Tayrona National Natural Park is a protected area in the Colombian northern Caribbean region and within the jurisdiction of the Department of Magdalena and some 34 km from the city of Santa Marta...
, West from Cabo San Juan all the way until you can go no further and there's a nudist beach.
Uruguay
In Uruguay, it is allowed for women to be naked from the waist up in all beaches. If someone complains to the coast guard, the latter will ask the woman to cover, if she refuses she must abandon the beach. This is only true for beaches with coast guard, in other cases in the absence of competent authority, almost everything is done.- Chihuahua Beach in MaldonadoMaldonado, UruguayMaldonado is the capital of Maldonado Department of Uruguay. It is located on Route 39 and shares borders with Punta del Este to the south, Pinares - Las Delicias to the south and to the east and suburb La Sonrisa to the north. Together they all for a unified metropolitan area. East of the city...