Barra Seca is an official

nude beach A nude beach, sometimes called a clothing-optional or free beach, is a beach where users are at liberty to be nude. Nude beaches usually have mixed bathing. Such beaches are usually on public lands, and any member of the public is allowed to us ...

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. While elsewhere in

people are generally prohibited to be naked in

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s, in Barra Seca you must be nude in the family area (the main part of the beach). Around the periphery of the beach,

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is optional. Barra Seca is the only nude beach in

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attracti ...

State and the second recognized as an official nudist beach in the

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region of Brazil. It is located in the municipality of São Mateus, 60 km north of the city of

Linhares Linhares is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, north of the state capital, Vitória, Brazil, Vitória. It is the largest municipality by area in the state, at 9,501.6 km2, and has a population o ...

, on the north coast (

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) of the state. The beach of Dry Bar was established with the support of the municipal administration, ambient agencies, association of inhabitants and traders of the Pontal health-resort of the Ipiranga and the local community, basically agriculturists and fishing. It is managed by the NatES - Congregação Naturista do Estado do Espírito Santo. It is 60 kilometers east of

and 200 kilometers north of Vitória.

External links

Portuguese site
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