Buzios and Brigitte Bardot

Buzios is located on a small peninsula jutting out from the Brazilian mainland.  French pirates discovered the area first and set up a lucrative business smuggling Brazilwood to Europe.

The Portuguese banished the pirates and established the town in 1575.  With colonial architecture and cobblestone streets, trendy boutiques and fine restaurants, and over twenty beaches, Buzios has been called the St. Tropez of Brazil.

It was "discovered" in the 1960's by Brigitte Bardot when she visited with her Brazilian boyfriend.  That discovery put the city on the tourist destination map for the beautiful people. Tourists line up to take a picture with her statue.  

It was a lovely day for a stroll along the waterfront, a stop for drinks and a snack, then back to the ship by water shuttle as we prepare to leave for our next port of call.