Point of separation between the two main coasts of Brazil, Cape São Roque is also the closest point in South America to Africa.
Point of separation between the two main coasts of Brazil, Cape São Roque is also the closest point in South America to Africa.
On the border of the swampy coast, located near the Amazon delta and the coves and bays of the Salvador and Rio de Janeiro region, Cape São Roque has often been visited by the great explorers over the centuries.
It was here that Amerigo Vespucci landed in 1499, where the Brazilian current becomes the Gulf Stream. Due to its rich landscapes and its proximity to several remarkable natural sites, the cape is also a popular tourist destination.
A place whose history invites you to travel through the ages, when the world had not yet revealed all its secrets to men.
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