praia do
forte do barão do rio branco, (beach of the fort of the
baron of the white river), also still called by the locals by
its former name praia de
fora, is a most beautiful beach of untouched white
sands and flush tropical vegetation located in jurujuba, a
rustic neighborhood in
niterói.
this beach is located inside the
forte do barão do rio branco, a military fort
now openly accessible by the public that helped repel the many
incursions by french corsairs of the eighteenth century - however, without a special permit, it is not possible to swim, fish, or
play on this beach.