FAST FACTS:
>>Average water temp Around 80 degrees F year-round

>>What to wear 2 or 3 mm shorty or diveskin

>>Average Viz 100-plus feet

>>When to go August to November (Inner Sea); January to March (open Atlantic)

>>Visas Required for all U.S. citizens ($160, valid for 10 years)

CAN'T-MISS DIVES:
Pedras Secas (Dry Rocks): Coral formations, electric colors and tons of life make this the area’s flagship site.

Cordilheiras (Rocky Mountains): A boulder-strewn bottom holds octopuses, lobster habitats and playful swim-throughs.

Caverna da Sapata (Shoe Cave): Slip down to about 50 feet to find an enormous horizontal opening into the side of the island. Just outside, hundreds of sea worms.

LAYOVER:
Recife and Porto de Galinhas, a beach town to the south, offer brag-worthy wreck diving with tugs, steamships and a deep navy patrol boat.

DIVE OPERATORS:
Recife: Aquaticos aquaticos.com.br

Porto de Galinhas: Aicá Diving aicadiving.com

Fernando de Noronha: Atlantis Divers atlantisdivers.com.br | Águas Claras aquasclaras-fn.com.br |
Noronha Divers noronhadivers.com.br

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