Diving in Brasil

[matriga]

Hello there!
Family and I are planning to go to Brasil next July. We'll be heading for the north I think.
Does anyone know how beautiful the ocean is? I have no clue if it's actually worth it.
I've dived in Egypt, Corsica and Madagascar (WOW!!) before.
Could you compare it with one of the above?

Thanks,

Mathilde

 

[nimoh]

I dove in Brazil last December, and although I had a great time (I was out diving after all), the conditions were not that great. I dove in Paraty (a little south of Rio De Janeiro). It is at the bottom of a mountain and they had just received a lot of rain resulting in run-off that reduced visibility to about 20 feet. The water was also surprisingly cool (to me). I am accustomed to cold water diving, and was fine in my 5mm wetsuit with the water temperature around 60 degrees below the thermocline, but other divers were staying above the thermocline. This would normally not be a problem except that the reef was mostly below the thermocline, so I missed a lot of it by sticking close to my buddy due to the low visibility.

I have to imagine that the water is a lot warmer in Northern Brazil, so feel free to treat this post as off-topic background information

 

[drbill]

I've heard that Fernando de Noronha and Abrolhas are two of the dive sites of special interest in Brazil. Hope to dive there some day myself.

 

[natalisdiving]

Hello there

If you are going to Northern and if you enjoy wreck diving I would recommend you to visit Recife - Pernambuco state. This city is considered the Brazilian shipwreck capital. The conditions are excellent even during the winter season: 28 C degree / 30 meters of visibility.

Abrolhos is also a nice place for diving and whale watching.


http://www.mergulhocerto.com.br/en/imagem/mapaMergulhoRecife.gif

 

[drbill]

Of course Brazil is a big country with a fair bit of coastline and different conditions in different locations. Do you know specifically what areas you will be in?

 

[emoreira]

Of course Brazil is a big country with a fair bit of coastline and different conditions in different locations. Do you know specifically what areas you will be in?

Something like 7500 km (4600 miles) of maritime coastline. North part could be 2300 miles.

 

[Scuba-Barbie06]

If you are going to Northern

I'll in South Brazil. Do you have any information about diving Laje De Santos... I plan to dive there in March of this year and I would love to hear recommendations! Thank you!