lazing by the beach isn't the only activity - boat tours, snorkeling, scuba diving and fishing are all popular tourist attractions in the beachside community.

boating excursions and ecotourism walks allow travelers to visit abandoned beaches with preserved vegetation such as rare orchids, bromeliads, wild fruits and medicinal plants.

shellfish cultivation is a major industry in arraial de cabo and visitors cannot miss out on sampling the local oysters, mussels or scallops.   

one kilometer from the centre of arraial do cabo, praia do anjos (angels' beach) is an urbanized beach and is the departure point for tour boats, trawlers, and fishing boats.