laje da cagarra is part of the cagarra archipelago, which is a group of uninhabited islands located directly south of ipanema beach in rio de janeiro;

the arquipélago das cagarras is comprised of the  ilha cagarra, ilha das palmas, ilha comprida, ilha redonda, and the islets ilhotas da cagarra and ilhota redonda.

laje's name means 'cagarra's flagstone,' as it rounds out the northeastern edge of the island chain. it sits in front of the historic copacabana fort.