praia do peró, a beach seven kilometers long, contains huge sand dunes and is ideal for sand-boarding, while as the main beach in cabo frio, praia do forte, also known as barra beach, is also over seven kilometers long and vey popular with tourists.

there are a number of interesting archaeological digs dotted along the stretch of praia do forte beach, located in the reserva de sambaquis.

ancient indian burial sites have attracted much interest in the area because many of the dead were buried with their belongings hundreds of years ago.