List of social nudity places in South America

Topfree beaches allow women to sunbathe without a bikini top or other clothing above the waist. Clothing-optional beaches allow either sex to sunbathe with or without clothing above or below the waist. A nude beach may also be an obligatory nude area, which means that both sexes are obliged to go without clothing above as well as below the waist. Public nudity is a misdemeanor in Brazil, except in places officially designated by the local authority. Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro is not a nude beach, despite its depiction as such in the motion picture Blame It on Rio.