this is also where a floating seafood restaurant welcomes visitors who make it there via the trail from praia do anjos.

praia de massambaba is a beautiful ocean beach located on the massambaba sandbank that separates the ocean from the araruama lagoon, in the district of monte alto. 

the water is clear, blue and cold and the sand very fine, making this beach known for its strong waves, and very popular with surfers, water sports enthusiasts, and with fishermen.