Fernando de Noronha Gardens & Parks + Mountain Pictures

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View the remarkable rock formations and watch fascinating nesting turtles in this surfer’s playground with some of the country’s best waves.

View the remarkable rock formations and watch fascinating nesting turtles in this surfer’s playground with some of the country’s best waves.

View the remarkable rock formations and watch fascinating nesting turtles in this surfer’s playground with some of the country’s best waves.

Myriad shades of blue water surround the twin mossy hills that rise from the ocean surface and tower over the beach.

Delve into the island’s military past with a trip to the stone remains of a fortress on a grassy cliff.

View the remarkable rock formations and watch fascinating nesting turtles in this surfer’s playground with some of the country’s best waves.

Otherworldly rocks rise from the ocean on this secluded shoreline that is often listed among Brazil’s most beautiful beaches.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.

View the remarkable rock formations and watch fascinating nesting turtles in this surfer’s playground with some of the country’s best waves.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

This popular fishing and diving spot is surrounded by green hills, a chapel and fort ruins.

Delve into the island’s military past with a trip to the stone remains of a fortress on a grassy cliff.

See clifftop forts and rock formations silhouetted by the sunset. Swim alongside colorful marine creatures in the ocean.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.

Admire the rock pools, cascades and foam streams at the base of this clifftop viewpoint at the end of a muddy road.

Learn about the island’s political history with a tour of this red state building constructed atop the ruins of a prison.

Swim in the glorious rock pool of this picturesque stretch of sand that lies beneath a historic fort and a church.

Learn about the island’s political history with a tour of this red state building constructed atop the ruins of a prison.

Delve into the island’s military past with a trip to the stone remains of a fortress on a grassy cliff.

Admire the rock pools, cascades and foam streams at the base of this clifftop viewpoint at the end of a muddy road.

Admire the rock pools, cascades and foam streams at the base of this clifftop viewpoint at the end of a muddy road.