Praia do Abricó is a

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located in Grumari, a sub district of

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neighborhood, in the western part of the city of

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. It is currently the only beach that permits the practice of

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in the city. It is officially affiliated to the Brazilian Federation of Naturism (FBrN).

History

Locals used the beach for naturism since the 1940s. In the 1950s, Luz del Fuego and her group visited the beach. Avenida Estado da Guanabara opened in 1972, which facilitated further access to this beach. In 1992 the then Municipal Secretary of Environment of Rio de Janeiro, Alfredo Sirkis, suggested to the mayor Cesar Maia that he should approve a bill authorizing the practice of naturism there, the law passed in 1994, with a lawsuit failing to stop it.

Gallery

File:Praia de Nudismo do Abricó.jpg, Entrance board with the rules of Abricó Nude Beach File:Nude people at Praia do Abricó.jpg, Naked mother and children at the Abricó beach File:Praia do Abrico.jpg, Abricó Beach

References

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