this stretch of the trail between praia do perigoso and praia do meio is considered more demanding than the portion leading to praia do perigoso - on this beach there is a small spring of fresh water, often used by local campers.

while geographically rio's wild beaches seem closer to grumari's beach than to barra de guaratiba's beach, via land they can only be reached from the opposite side of the cape, on the barra de guaratiba's side. to get to praia do meio visitors first need reach praia de barra de guaratiba (also known as praia grande).