the archeological site of duna grande (big dune), and the museu de arqueologia de itaipú (itaipú's museum of archeology) offer very interesting options to visitors in the area, by displaying a variety of objects used by the native population prior to the colonists' arrival in 1500.        

also near praia de itaipú, the serra da tiririca, a park declared a world's biosphere reserve by unesco (united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization) in 1992, can be seen from the top of the dunes.  the tiririca, or cyperus rotundusm, is a plant common to this area.