Brazil and beaches go together like bossa nova and “The Girl From Ipanema,” which, of course, put the country on the map as a hub of sun and sand and the eternally tanned and lovely. With 4,650 miles ...

GIVEN THAT BRAZIL is a nation of more than 200 million people, odds are that some of its citizens do not care for the beach. I have yet to meet those people. On my half dozen trips to the country, ...

After adventures in the Amazon or exploring its sprawling cities, holidaymakers in Brazil have ample opportunity to do little more than lie on a towel and pitch up a parasol on its soft sandy shores.

Praia do Forte, on Brazil's Bahian coast, has it all: white sand beaches, swaying palm trees, and baby sea turtles. That last perk is thanks to Project TAMAR, a nonprofit organization that protects ...