praia da barra de guaratiba is a good starting point for many great hikes which lead to the wild and remote neighboring beaches of praia dos búzios, praia do perigoso, praia do meio, praia funda, and praia do inferno.

the hiking trail caminho do perigoso starts at the end of rua parlon siquera, toward the end of the beach.   

this trail takes to rio's last untouched beaches in this order:  praia dos búzios, praia do perigoso, praia do meio, praia funda, and praia do inferno.