it takes skill and the experts are impressive to watch as they manage to take off from big waves before performing flips and acrobatics in the air. 

jumping onboard a tour boat and cruising around the shoreline and outer islands is a fantastic way to explore búzios.

armação beach is the departing point for boats known as schooners, from here tourists can catch a ride to a number of other beaches in the area from the morning right through the evening.

it is also possible to hitch a life to one of the islands from the beach, with journeys taking anywhere from two to five hours, depending on the destination.