to the west is the camorim neighborhood, where are located the
riocentro convention center, the largest in latin america, and
the parque olímpico cidade do rock, the 'olympic park city of
rock'.
on the eastern edge of the lagoon is the
canal known as camorim lagoon, which connects it to the
neighboring tijuca lagoon - under the canal is the wide complex
of the via parque shopping mall.