Praia do Abricó is a

nude beach A nude beach, sometimes called a clothing-optional or free beach, is a beach where users are at liberty to be nude. Nude beaches usually have mixed bathing. Such beaches are usually on public lands, and any member of the public is allowed to ...

located in Grumari, a sub district of

Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-class neighborhood or bairro in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known for its beaches, its many lake ...

neighborhood, in the western part of the city of

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. It is currently the only beach that permits the practice of naturism 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 Luz del Fuego (née, Dora Vivacqua; early stage name, Luz Divina; February 21, 1917 – July 19, 1967) was a Brazilian feminist, ballerina, naturist, and striptease artist who performed with live snakes. Comfortable with nudity, she wrapped pyt ...

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

Beaches of Rio de Janeiro (city) Nude beaches {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub