under the perspective of nature, of all the beaches
facing the sepetiba the most notable would be the
praia da brisa, also called
praia do aterro.
while
praia da brisa 's waters are not usable for
sports or seaside activities, the beach offers great views of the local bird population
via the long piers recently built there.
the
área de proteção ambiental das brisas
is one of the last unspoiled sandbank areas in rio de janeiro,
and extends through several habitat types - beach,
sandbank swamp, salt marsh vegetation, and even
rainforest.