legend says they could not resist their love for each other, and in the end they were both killed by her tribe.

pedra do índio, ilha dos cardos, and pedra de itapuca have been portrayed by famous painters, including mestre johan georg grimm and giovanni battista castagneto, and even put on currency notes.

making the landscape surrounding the natural monuments even more spectacular are the igreja de nossa senhora de boa viagem, on the island by the same name, and the world famous museu de arte contemporânea, official symbol of the city of niterói.