such is the
importance of lagoas in rio de janeiro state, that an entire
portion of the region is actually called 'região
dos lagos', or
lakes' region.
this area is just
outside rio de janeiro, in the direction of famous vacation
spots such as búzios and
cabo frio, and
it is blessed with some of the most beautiful inland water
formations of brazil.
the largest lagoon in the região dos lagos, and in fact, the largest permanent
hyper saline lagoon in the world, the colossal
lagoa de araruama has an insurmountable surface area
of 220 kilometers squared, and is one of the true marvels of the
state.