the beach has a nice view of the beautiful
ilha de brocoió,
the island where slaves from africa were left in quarantine
before being taken to the continent.
the darke de mattos park, a small protected natural
reserve, is located near praia da guarda at the end crossing with
rua luiz de andrade.
the ponte
da saudade (bridge of nostalgia) is a small pier on this
beach named after a slave by the name of j
oão
saudade, who used to sit there ever night and stare at the
horizon, longing for his far-away family still in africa.