ilha pontuda (pointed island) is part of
the tijuca archipelago, directly facing
barra da tijuca
in rio de janeiro - this is the island that can be seen as a
backdrop to all the
kite surfers that practice at
praia do pepê.
though the nearby
cagarras islands
are
also popular diving spots because of their biodiversity, the
tijuca islands tend to have superior underwater visibility (up
to 16 meters) due to their distance from
guanabara bay and the
underwater emission pipe at
ipanema.