ilha do veado is a small island located east of the entrance of guanabara bay, better known for rio de janeiro, though veado is on the niterói side of the bay.

it faces piratininga beach (prainha de piratininga), which separates the ocean and piratininga lagoon.

the region around piratininga lagoon has experienced intense urbanization in last several decades, particularly after the construction of the bridge rio - niterói in the 1970s.