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Frances Beach

| Litoral Sul, Maceio, State of Alagoas, Brazil
Ranked #8 of 38 attractions in Maceio
3.5 of 5 stars 87 Reviews
Type: Beaches
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Sao Paulo
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

Beautiful beach and nice food! Very friendly restaurant attendants! If you can spend more time Go to Praia do Gunga (Gunga's beach) The Most beautiful beach I've ever seen!!! You can walk in the ocean and appreciate the exotic fishes and the coral reef up close!!!

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London, United Kingdom
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012

First impressions were bad. We initially spent a long time looking for a place to sit as there are so many different sound systems (bars & 'vende-CD' guys) blaring our different music, it's hard not to be caught sitting in between 4 or 5 different ones and hearing all simultaneously. Once you get over the noise and trash everyone throws... More

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Ribeirao Preto, SP
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28 reviews 28 reviews
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24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2012

That beach is wonderful!! It is a must-seen attraction in Maceio. Go to the beach in the early morning, because the traffic is terrible to get there.

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Sao Paulo, SP
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36 reviews 36 reviews
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2011

trash everywhere coming and going with the waves. Too many people and not much sand area. Beach restaurants one after the other. It may have been good in the past, now it has become a area spoiled by tourists. It took us hours to arrive there because of the traffic.

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maceio, Brasil
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37 reviews 37 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012
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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012
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São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
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74 reviews 74 reviews
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012
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