itacoatiara is a word of the indigenous tupi language, meaning inscribed rock, or rock with drawings on it - on this page we posted some photographs of praia de itacoatiara, prainha de itacoatiara, and the road leading to these beaches.

700 meters long, itacoatiara beach is set between the morro das andorinhas on one side, and alto mourão on the other - the pedra do elefante is also clearly visible and seems as being part of alto mourão.

the view from the top of the morro das andorinhas, the rocky hill separating itacoatiara beach from itaipú beach, reachable via an easy trail in 30 minutes on the itaipú side,  is gorgeous.

from there, hikers can see itacoatiara beach, the serra da tiririca, the formations of morro do tucum (costão), alto mourão, and pedra do elefante, praia de itaipú and lagoa de itaipú, camboinhas beach, most of the oceanic region of niterói, and even parts of rio's zona sul.