easily accessible by foot from praça da baleia or the pier, the pond was nicknamed coca-cola pond due to its water color, in fact the water is dense with dissolved minerals, which makes the pond easy to swim in, and fun to float on.

published by the consórcio intermunicipal lagos são joão, this is a very useful map of rio das ostras showing all the beaches in town and the lagoon.

published by mapstore, this is a map of the protected areas of rio das ostras.

for visitors looking to find more information on rio das ostras, this page maintained by portal rio das ostras turismo lists all touristic hotspots in town.