modern technology has created many advancements in snorkel equipment, making the activity as accessible as possible - snorkeling is a popular tropical activity, and brazil has some of the best places to get involved in the activity.

arraial do cabo, is a municipality of rio de janeiro that is considered to have some of the best places to snorkel and scuba dive(internal link) - beautiful turquoise waters overflowing with marine life, including turtles, moray eels, queen angelfish, and sea horses, make it a world class snorkeling destination. furthermore, around arraial do cabo many ship wrecks can be explored along with a varierty of ocean animals - this zone is a good idea all year round, and many hotels in rio de janeiro will arrange transport individuals there.