praia manoel luís, sometimes still called
praia
dos frades (beach of the monks), is a small beach on the southern tip of
paquetá, offering a nice view of downtown rio.
there are many tress and benches along this
beach, along with small buildings where it is sometimes possible
to glimpse at
carnival
floats being
built for the local
carnival
's
celebrations.
only 200 meters in length, praia manoel luís 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.