part of the park are five wild beaches that are still left mostly untouched:  praia dos búzios, praia do perigoso, praia do meio, praia funda, and praia do inferno.

parque estadual da pedra branca can be seen on this wikimapia.  the map as we present it is best seen with google chrome, as it may not open correctly with other browsers.

for anyone interested in learning more about rio de janeiro's ecological reserves, we have a full section on this  link.