praia dos
frades (beach of the monks), more commonly called praia
manoel luís, is a small beach on the southern tip of
paquetá, offering a nice view of downtown rio
de janeiro.
only 200 meters in length, this beach is normally
used for swimming by local residents, and it has many
fishermen's boats along the shore that make it quite photogenic
and very typical of
paquetá.
there are many tress and benches along
praia dos frades, along with small buildings where it is sometimes possible
to glimpse at
carnival
floats being
built for the local
carnival
's
celebrations.