Praia Vermelha
A wild beach in Imbituba, between Ouvidor and Rosa, with no facilities at all, reached only by trail, with a fishermen's shack and wide sand at low tide.
From the Residencial: About 39.6 km by car
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Praia Vermelha is in Imbituba, just past the Garopaba border, between Ouvidor Beach and the north end of Praia do Rosa. It is one of the wildest beaches in the region: about 600 to 700 meters of sand between forested hills, with no streets, houses or shops, and you can only get there on foot, by trail.
In the middle of the beach is the fishermen's shack, where the mullet-fishing canoes are kept, and high on the rocks is the lookout, from where the arrival of the schools is signaled. At low tide the sand gets very wide.
The most visited spots
- Arrival from the Ouvidor trail: the wooden stairs down from the rocks to the sand.
- Mullet lookout: high on the rocks, from where the arrival of the schools is signaled.
- Fishermen's shack: in the middle of the beach, where the mullet canoes are kept.
- End of the beach: the trail up the hill to Rosa Norte.
Getting there
On foot only. From the north, the trail leaves the south end of Ouvidor Beach and is about 2 km, almost flat, passing Nêgo Beach and wooden bridges (see the Ouvidor Beach - Praia Vermelha Trail). From the south, the trail starts at Rosa Norte, from a wooden footbridge: just under 1.5 km, about 30 minutes, easy and well signposted, with steps and boardwalks.
Features
A light-sand beach surrounded by hills and forest, facing the open sea, with no facilities or lifeguards. At high tide, the sea reaches the rocks at the end of the beach.
Things to do
Walk the trails and the sand, rest away from the crowds and, from May to July, watch the artisanal mullet fishing up close. You can do the whole crossing from Ouvidor to Rosa, via Vermelha, in a little over two hours with stops.
Safety tips
There are no shops or water: bring water and snacks and take your trash back. With no lifeguards, enter the sea with care. At high tide the end of the beach is hard to get past. During mullet fishing, leave the sand clear for the fishermen.
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