according to the legend, an indigenous woman used to go and swim every afternoon at this beach, until one day she never came back from the waters and her cat maracajá remained on the rock looking out to sea and awaiting her return for the rest of his life.

also called pedra dos amores (rock of the romances), this area was once rich of flamboyants, the characteristic trees with red flowers once abundant on the island.  

passing the pedra da onça leads to the praia da moça, a small beach that is no longer accessible since the navy declared it a restricted area in 1946.