located
in the
sepetiba neighborhood
facing
sepetiba bay,
40 meters wide, and with and extension of
1700 meters praia de sepetiba
(sebetiba's beach) is the largest of the beaches in this
part of rio.
the
neighborhood is bordered by the santa cruz neighborhood to the
north and the
guaratiba neighborhood to the east, and is home to
about 40,000 residents.
during the colonial era of brazil, the beach
served as a port where goods came in to the brazilian capital.