the paper aves marinhas e aquáticas das ilhas do litoral do estado do rio de janeiro (birds of marine and aquatic islands along the coastline of rio de janeiro) is a rare study containing a wealth of information on all bird species in the region. a study that recounts the history of the island is marambaia: imaginário e história (marambaia: history and legend), by luciana de amorim nóbrega, professor at the universidade federal rural do rio de janeiro.

the lives and history of the people of marambaia are especially interesting, and beautifully documented by the paper  relatório parcial de caracterização da comunidade negra da ilha da marambaia (partial report of the characterization of the black community of marambaia island), by josé maurício andion arruti, fábio reis mota, and mariza rios.