located in rio's zona west of rio, praia da pedra de guaratiba should not be confused with the similarly named praia barra de guaratiba, located closer to the marambaia.

set in the neighborhood of pedra de guaratiba, in the sepetiba bay, this beach has a similar name to praia barra de guaratiba because originally they were part of land owned by the same person, but they were later divided among his two heirs.

pedra de guaratiba, similarly to barra de guaratiba is a lower-middle class neighborhood, not normally visited by international visitors.