Espirito Santo

For the really Off the Beaten Path beach experience go to Santo Spirito. This mayor industrial state has many nice beaches where many locals from nothern state Rio de Janeiro and southern state Bahia go to in the weekends and vacations. Most tourist only pass through this state when traveling between Bahia and Rio.
When going into Espirito Santo you will find many strawberry- and coffee producing regions towns populated by immigrants from Italy and Germany and the great eco-reserves called Parque Estadual da Pedra Azul.

From calm blue- till blue-ish seas is what you will find driving along the coast and many nice cozy little fishing towns. \more north sandy dunes and its beach at Parque Estadual de Itaúnas.

State Capital: Vitória