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Plenty of places claim to be “eco-destinations,” but Noronha definitely deserves this label. Tourism has been developed in a sustainable way. No matter what you do on this island, you feel fortunate to be experiencing such a special place.

Adriana Schmidt Raub is the founder and operator of Your Way, an eco-travel agency on the island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Born and raised in the city of São Paulo, Adriana fell in love with Noronha during a scuba diving trip in 2000 and moved there three months later. Our travel blogger Ann Woodward recently spoke to Adriana about ecotourism and living green in Brazil.

The word lençóis means “bed sheets” in Portuguese, and that’s what the view looks like — sheets strewn about. But the landscape is not only sand. Rainfall during the rainy season collects between the dunes to form beautiful lagoons. So amid this Brazilian “desert,” there’s truly a fresh water oasis.