the word 'macumba'
describes the cults derived from afro-brazilian religious
practices brought to brazil such as bantu, candomblé, and
umbanda,
syncretized with
influences of the Catholic religion, the occult, cults of
indigenous Amerindians, and spiritism.
it is common to see offerings on this beach throughout the year,
and always on december 31st.
the beach is edged
one one side by
pedra de itapuã, a natural monument
land-marked by the city to commemorate a failed attempt by the
french pirate
jean françois duclerc to disembark here and
conquer the city in 1710.