located in
niterói, in the neighborhood by the
same name, itaipú beach is the only oceanic beach in niterói
that always has calm waters.
the name itaipú is a word in indigenous tupi
language meaning 'water springing from the rocks.'
this part of
niterói
only started to develop
after 1943, when itaipú was incorporated in the
prefecture of niterói.