these islands are
part of some of the most
important and well preserved the mangrove covering of
metropolitan rio de janeiro - to the west, in
the
marambaia island, there's also another important habitat, the 'restinga'.
ilha do capăo is covered in
marshes, a this kind of terrain quite prevalent in
the western side of guaratiba, spreading between the
neighborhoods of
barra de guaratiba, to the south, and
pedra guaratiba, to the north.