as praia do pontal is set between two large rocks and faces the
open ocean with no heavy traffic passing behind it, it has a
beautifully calm and remote feel.
pedra do pontal also called pedra do pontal tim maia, in honor of
the famous song
do leme ao pontal (from
leme
to pontal) by
tim maia, the father of brazilian soul music.
the beach is edged
one one side by pedra
do pontal
de sernambetiba,
a 120 meter tall granite rock joined to the beach by a thin
trail of sand, and on the other side by the rock named
pedra de itapuã.