anyone who might still be worried about remaining afloat, the school also has two lifeboats and a jet ski that are always available for quick rescues in case of emergency - their class run in packages, with experimental classes and full course running - located on avenida do pepê at kiosk 7 in barra da tijuca, kite point rio can be contacted via telephone at 21  98859.2112, or via their official website. 

the escola carioca de surf is the only mobile school in rio de janeiro, located at posto 8 in barra da tijuca, which was opened in 2005 by the surfer and physical education teacher pedro b. cunha - in the late eighties cunha became a pro-surfer and shortly after he opened his first school that lasted until 2000.

the carioca movel, as it is lovingly termed by locals, is the finish product of years of planning and consideration, and it has been running ever since, fully equipped and ready to pick up new surfers - the school offers a team of highly qualified professionals to assist new surfers, that include experts in the fields of physical education, lifeguards, and professional surfers, all of whom are first aid certified and ready to respond in case of an aquatic emergency.