at a glance
praia da bandeira, or 'Flag beach', is located on the east of the island - The name of the region has its origin in the 1920s when the wife of Captain Barbosa, a famous military man, built a small fort with a mast to celebrate 'flag day' at the local school. Urban expansion only took place in 1931, before which point the region was simply a beach strip with beautiful views of the guanabara bay. the beach itself, called praia da bandeira, has mostly been covered by land for the construction of a boat station as well as a park with courts, a skate park and a soccer field. on this link by wikimapia it is possible to see a satellite view of the district of praia da bandeira - we publish more information about praia da bandeira on this page.
