Cetesb Flags 13 São Paulo Beaches as Unsafe for Bathing in Latest Weekly Report

Overview

• The week’s balance, released Dec. 29–30, remains in effect through the first week of 2026.
• The tally fell from 22 the previous week across 175 monitored locations statewide.
• Seven sites are in the Baixada Santista and six in the Litoral Norte, with no beaches in the Litoral Sul on the current improper list.
• Cetesb published the full list by municipality, including Itaguá (Ubatuba); Prainha and Indaiá (Caraguatatuba); São Francisco (São Sebastião); Itaquanduba and Portinho (Ilhabela); Perequê and Enseada at Av. Santa Maria (Guarujá); Gonzaguinha and Prainha (São Vicente); Vila Mirim (Praia Grande); Jardim Cibratel (Itanhaém); and Balneário São João Batista (Peruíbe).
• Officials note local factors behind persistent hotspots, such as river inflows and limited circulation in Ubatuba’s Itaguá, and characterize the overall number as low for the holiday period.