when available, an additional option is the surf bus, a special private bus taking visitors from zona sul to all the main surf beaches in rio, including prainha - the surf bus leaves from largo do machado every day at 7 am, 10 am,1 pm, and 4 pm. more details are posted on their webpage.

on this link, the instituto estadual do ambiente - inea, provides the bathing suitability of several beaches, including prainha.

constantly updated, the red flags mean that swimming is not advisable, green flags mean waters are clean, and yellow flags suggest using own judgment.