the artificial saltwater lake, which is surrounded by fifteen favelas, was assembled to provide the local population with a seaside area aside from the nearby polluted beaches of guanabara bay.

at 26,414 square meters, the pool has a capacity for 30 million liters of salt water.

piscinão ramos was renamed parque dicró by the city after the samba singer and composer, dicró (carlos roberto de oliveira) who died in 2012.