Praia do Cassino

Praia do Cassino
Beach
Praia do Cassino is located in Brazil
Praia do Cassino
Praia do Cassino
Coordinates: 33°07′34″S 52°38′22″W / 33.126080°S 52.639327°W / -33.126080; -52.639327
LocationRio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Offshore water bodiesSouth Atlantic Ocean
Dimensions
 • Length212 km
A catwalk at Praia do Cassino.

Praia do Cassino (Portuguese for Casino Beach) is the world's longest sea beach[1] and is located in the southernmost of the Brazilian coast (33°07′34″S 52°38′22″W / 33.126080°S 52.639327°W / -33.126080; -52.639327), on the South Atlantic Ocean, in the Rio Grande do Sul state. It is purported to be the longest uninterrupted sandy seashore in the world, with various sources measuring it from 212 kilometres (132 mi)[2] to 254 kilometres (158 mi),[3][4][5] stretching from the Molhes (breakwaters) at the entrance of the Rio Grande seaport in the north to the mouth of the Chuí Stream, on the border with Uruguay, in the south. Due to the coastline paradox, it is difficult to determine both its length as well as its proclaimed status as the longest beach in the world, as the resulting measurements are highly dependent on the resolution at which a beach is recorded. The more accurately the nooks and crannies of a given beach are measured, the longer the beach will inevitably become. As such, 80-Mile Beach in Western Australia is arguably the longest beach in the world.[6]

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  2. ^ Nogueira, Kiko (2007). Guia Quatro Rodas Praias 2007 (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Abril.
  3. ^ Susin, Raquel (February 16, 2007). "Maior praia do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Rank Brasil. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  4. ^ Hueck, Karin; Miranda, Fabricio; Cohen, Otavio; Iria, Luiz; Garcia, Marcelo (May 2013). "No limite do Brasil: conheça melhor as fronteiras do país". Superinteressante (in Portuguese). Grupo Abril. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. ^ "The Longest Beaches In The World". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  6. ^ Chris (2018-10-25). "Eighty Mile Beach (WA44886)". Mile Beach Club. Retrieved 2024-06-19.