Grumari
Grumari is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Grumari is a municipal park and is the city's only neighborhood with no residents. Grumari has beaches that have not changed in hundreds of years. Salt marsh vegetation grows next to the beach and a rain forest surrounds its hills.
Grumari | |
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Neighborhood | |
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  Grumari Location in Rio de Janeiro  Grumari Grumari (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 23°03′12″S 43°32′06″W | |
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| State | Rio de Janeiro (RJ) |
| Municipality/City | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | West Zone |
A nude beach is next to Grumari beach called Abricó beach (Portuguese for Apricot beach). It is the only nude beach around the city. Five virgin beaches with pristine vegetation are in this neighborhood: Inferno Beach (Hell's beach), Funda beach (Deep Beach), Búzios beach (Whelks beach), Meio's beach (middle's beach) and Perigoso beach (dangerous beach).
The word Grumari comes from ancient South American dialects. the word refers to the tip of a mammal's nipples. In the same way, the beach sticks out onto the ocean, "feeding" the fish.[1]
Gallery
Prainha, called "little beach" in English
Grumari Beach Parking
Kiosk on the beach
Grumari Panorama
Road to Grumari Beach
Grumari Beach, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro City, Left corner of the beach
A Nude Beach at Grumari
Grumari Swamps.JPG)
Wild Virgin Beach at Grumari Neighborhood. Hell´s Beach or Praia do Inferno, in Portuguese
Night view Of Grumari
References
- "Grumari Beach - photos & how to get there from Rio de Janeiro". www.rio-de-janeiro-travel-information.com. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
External links
- "Grumari Beach". usnews.com.
- "Grumari Beach". tripadvisor.com.
- "Grumari Beach - photos & how to get there from Rio de Janeiro". rio-de-janeiro-travel-information.com.