Praia da Conceição, Sandy beach in Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Brazil
Praia da Conceição is a sandy beach in the Fernando de Noronha archipelago off Brazil's coast, stretching along the base of Morro do Pico. The waters here are clear, and the beach sits close to Vila dos Remédios village.
Fernando de Noronha was granted as a hereditary captaincy to Fernão de Loronha by King Manuel I on 16 January 1504. The first known description comes from Amerigo Vespucci, who anchored there in 1503 during Gonçalo Coelho's expedition. The archipelago was invaded by the French East India Company in 1736 and renamed Isle Dauphine, but a force from Recife expelled them the following year.
The beach sits just below Vila dos Remédios, the island's commercial centre, so bathers reach it on foot from the village. Its name honours Our Lady of Conception, a dedication common in Portuguese-settled Brazil. The shallow shelf makes it a usual stop for families with children.
The beach lies near Vila dos Remédios, the island's commercial centre, and sits at the foot of Morro do Pico. Access is on foot along the shore or by the island's roads; the sand is reached without a climb. The archipelago's climate is savanna-type, around 24 °C on average, with January the warmest month at about 26 °C and March the coolest at about 22 °C.
The beach sits beneath Morro do Pico, the 323-metre volcanic peak that dominates the island's northwest coast and serves as its most recognisable landmark. The peak is part of the same volcanic formation as the rest of the 21-island archipelago, which covers 26 km² in the Atlantic, 545 km from Recife.
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