as the area is a popular area also with people not residing on the island, there are a few hotels located nearby - a good solution for visitors interested in exploring the whole island without having to go back and forth with continental rio de janeiro.

at the far end of the beach, near the bus terminals and the free gym for the elderly, there is the  pedra da onça (rock of the jaguar) - named after a statue on it of a gato maracajá.