This simple blue barraca (stall) right on the sands of Praia do Porto serves up good-value fried fish plates, great soups and cold beers. The star of the show is the chunky caldo de polvo (octopus soup) – add a few drops of hot sauce and its hangover-busting properties are phenomenal.
Recanto da Graça
Fernando de Noronha
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha
3.75 MILES
Covering around 70% of the main island and all the surrounding sea, Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha contains most of the archipelago's must…
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3.19 MILES
The most stunning stretch of sand on an island of magnificent beaches, Baía do Sancho is a protected cove of brilliant turquoise waters backed by forest…
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3.42 MILES
The wildest of Noronha's big three, broad and rugged Praia do Leão is perhaps the one place that best encapsulates Noronha's impressive isolation. It's a…
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2.97 MILES
Diminutive Baía dos Porcos is the smallest of Noronha's signature beaches and has just 30m of golden sands divided by dark volcanic rocks facing…
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0.63 MILES
Easily the best preserved of the island’s Portuguese forts, Forte dos Remédios is well worth a visit and has great views from its hilltop above Vila dos…
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Museu a Céu Aberto da Tartaruga Marinha
1.94 MILES
Based at the Centro de Visitantes in Vila do Boldró, this open-air museum has displays on sea turtles by the Projeto Tamar (Tamar Project; www.tamar.org…
Nearby Fernando de Noronha attractions
0.63 MILES
Easily the best preserved of the island’s Portuguese forts, Forte dos Remédios is well worth a visit and has great views from its hilltop above Vila dos…
2. Museu a Céu Aberto da Tartaruga Marinha
1.94 MILES
Based at the Centro de Visitantes in Vila do Boldró, this open-air museum has displays on sea turtles by the Projeto Tamar (Tamar Project; www.tamar.org…
2.97 MILES
Diminutive Baía dos Porcos is the smallest of Noronha's signature beaches and has just 30m of golden sands divided by dark volcanic rocks facing…
3.19 MILES
The most stunning stretch of sand on an island of magnificent beaches, Baía do Sancho is a protected cove of brilliant turquoise waters backed by forest…
3.42 MILES
The wildest of Noronha's big three, broad and rugged Praia do Leão is perhaps the one place that best encapsulates Noronha's impressive isolation. It's a…
6. Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha
3.75 MILES
Covering around 70% of the main island and all the surrounding sea, Parque Nacional Marinho de Fernando de Noronha contains most of the archipelago's must…