the beach itself is a long strip of about 800 meters of sand dotted with trees and fishing boats.

praia do recôncavo is not suitable for swimming, as the water purification efforts in the bay are underway but not completed yet.  

yet, this beach offers a valuable insight in local life, and a small fishermen's colony on the east-side of the beach gifts visitors with a beautiful scenery for photography.

the many fishermen's boats stationed both on the sand and in the water give a truly unique character to one of the most charming beaches of rio's west zone.