typically unsuitable for water sports and swimming, they offer instead immense cultural value - they are home to authentic city life, away from the famous postcard-spots, and a precious source of thought and inspiration.  

romantic in nature, these areas are inherited today from the very first beaches in rio de janeiro, when the ocean was seen as a mean of survival, and not as a leisure environment. 

visitors looking for glamour and posh establishments wont find them here, but the intelligent observer will be gifted with invaluable insight into heritage that is part of the richness and diversity of true carioca culture.