marambaia is a beautiful 42 km long sandbank,
full of gorgeous beaches composing the
praia da marambaia
(marambaia beach), and home to very well-preserved
mata atlântica
(atlantic
forest).
praia da marambaia this is the
longest uninterrupted stretch of
white sand along the shores of municipal rio de janeiro.
in the language of the tupi, the original
inhabitants of this region, the word 'mba-ra-mbai'
or 'mbara-mbai'
meant enclosed waters, referring to the
sepetiba bay - characterized by calm waters as opposed to
the wild waves of the rest of the coast facing the atlantic
ocean.