1. Sancho Beach

    Getting to Baia do Sancho requires a boat ride to a remote island off Brazil's northeast coast, then a climb down a ladder through a crack in the cliff face, which tells you exactly what kind of beach this is. The reward is emerald water, golden sand, and almost no one else around, because most people aren't doing the ladder thing. It sits inside a national marine park, so it stays genuinely wild.

    World's 50 Beaches
    2026 · #33 · The World's 50 Best Beaches
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    Sancho Beach, State of Pernambuco, Brazil ·

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