Natural features

Mirante dos Golfinhos, Fernando de Noronha

Brazil Pernambuco Fernando de Noronha

Mirante dos Golfinhos, Fernando de Noronha
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A clifftop viewpoint over the Baía dos Golfinhos, where hundreds of spinner dolphins rest in the calm, protected bay early each morning, spinning and leaping out of the water. Go at dawn, when they arrive. Swimming in the bay isn't allowed, to protect them.


Boat trips around the island in the afternoon also often see dolphins. The viewpoint is on the same trail as Baía do Sancho.

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