Buzios

While its days as a sleepy fishing village ended with Brigitte Bardot’s arrival, Buzios manages to achieve a rare balance of sophisticated St Tropez-esque chic and low-key, laidback charm. Dazzlingly blue lagoons and coves pepper the peninsular, offering superb scuba diving, snorkelling and sailing, while stylish restaurants dot the harbour’s edge, and upscale boutiques line cobbled streets.