Field Guide — 2026 Season
Blue Flag Beaches in Brazil
Brazil's Bandeira Azul roster stretches along the largest coastline in South America — Santa Catarina's surf beaches, Rio state's resort bays, and the warm northeast around Ceará. The programme grows every season here, flying through the southern summer.
A Blue Flag is awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality, safety, services, and environmental management — what a Blue Flag beach means explains the certification in full.
Regions
Field notes — quick answers
Are there Blue Flag beaches in Brazil?
Yes — Brazil operates a national Blue Flag programme, and we currently map 53 of its beaches across 5 regions, each listed with its certification status.
What does a Blue Flag on a Brazil beach mean?
Blue Flag is an international certification awarded season by season for excellent bathing-water quality, safety, services, and environmental management. Certified Best Beaches is an independent directory and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FEE, the certifying organisation.
How current is this Brazil beach list?
Certification is seasonal, so we track the 2026 season and update listings as national juries publish changes. Beaches that hold Blue Flag certification and uncertified "Certification Candidate" beaches are always labelled separately.