Itararé Beach, Coastal beach in São Vicente, Brazil

Itararé Beach is a sandy shore in São Vicente with light-colored sand and clear waters stretching along the coastline. The broad beach attracts swimmers and sunbathers and is backed by a lively waterfront lined with eating and shopping venues.

Itararé Beach lies on the Baía de Santos in São Vicente, stretching about 2.5 km within the municipality, from the Ilha Porchat to Canal 1, where it meets Santos. Its wide sand strip can reach over 150 m from the shore to the water, varying with the tide and season. The beach is overlooked by the Morro do Voturuá, reached by the São Vicente cable car.

Itararé Beach is the take-off and landing ground for the São Vicente cable car, which links the sand to the top of Morro do Voturuá. Paraglider and hang-glider pilots launch from the hill's far side and land on a strip between the kiosks and the water, watched by bathers along the 2.5 km of sand.

The sand strip can reach over 150 m from the promenade to the water, varying with tide and season. A cycle path, parking, football pitches, kiosks and wooded lawns line the beach, and military police patrol it around the clock. The cable car to Morro do Voturuá leaves from Itararé.

From here you can watch large cargo ships entering and leaving the Santos harbor, one of South America's biggest ports. These passing vessels are a striking part of daily beach activity.