ilhota
pequena ('little islet,' relative to the other islets in the
chain) is part of the cagarra archipelago, which is a group of
uninhabited islands located directly south of
ipanema beach
in
rio de janeiro.
its small stature (specifically, the smallest of the
small) keeps it from receiving full island status, and it is one
of the lesser-known cagarras because of this.
ilhota pequena is
also known as matias, and sits directly between ilhota grande
and ilhota cagarra.