Abricó Beach, Naturist beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abricó Beach is a nude beach in Grumari, within Grumari Municipal Park, in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro. It lies after Prainha and next to Grumari beach. The photograph shows a broad stretch of tan sand with shallow ripples and faint footprints, meeting white surf that breaks across the full width; the wet sand at the water's edge is darker and smoother than the dry sand in the foreground.

Locals used the sands of Abricó for naturism from the 1940s, and Luz del Fuego and her group visited in the 1950s. The opening of Avenida Estado da Guanabara in 1972 eased access. In 1992 environment secretary Alfredo Sirkis proposed a bill to mayor Cesar Maia; the law passed in 1994 and survived a legal challenge. Regulation was published in the Official Gazette on 6 November 2014.

Abricó is officially affiliated with the Brazilian Federation of Naturism (FBrN), and Pedro Ricardo de Assis Ribeiro, author of the bill regulating naturism in Brazil, has presided over the beach's own naturist association since its founding. The beach is the only one in Rio de Janeiro where naturism is permitted.

Abricó lies inside Grumari Municipal Park, past Prainha and beside Grumari beach, in Rio's West Zone. Access was eased by the opening of Avenida Estado da Guanabara in 1972. Naturism is permitted only on this beach, so check signage at the park entrances before settling.

Naturism at Abricó was regulated and published in the Official Gazette only on 6 November 2014, making it officially the first naturist beach in Rio de Janeiro. Pedro Ricardo de Assis Ribeiro, author of the bill regulating naturism in Brazil, has presided over the beach's naturist association since it was founded.