Praia do Inferno
Rio de Janeiro
William-Adolphe Bouguereau / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The furthest of the wild beaches reached on foot from Barra de Guaratiba, past Perigoso, Meio and Funda. Rocks on both sides, a steep drop into the water, and a forest slope behind; the name is about the swell, not the heat. It is a long day out and back, so most people stop at Funda and only continue when the sea is f…