officially a marine channel, with a length of just under 3 kilometers, the canal do bacalhau is surrounded by natural wonders, in one of the most tropical parts of the rio de janeiro state.

the canal opens up from the atlantic ocean, at the far west of rio de janeiro, in the untamed barra de guaratiba district.

it connects to the eastern side of the sepetiba bay, and is just next to the canal do portinho.