nonetheless, local fishermen bring their catch here early in the morning to sell every day of the week, providing fresh fish and other marine delicacies to many nearby restaurants in addition to private buyers.

outdoor and sports enthusiasts will find themselves at home here too, seeing as there are numerous opportunities for fishing, diving, surfing, sailing, paragliding, rafting, hiking, biking, rappelling and horseback riding - angra is surrounded by beaches, islands and ocean on one side and rich atlantic forest on the other.

the beaches are so numerous that they are divided into four groups - beaches along highway 101 going towards santos, beaches along the way in the contorno, which is the main angra peninsula, beaches along the way in ponta leste, and beaches along highway 101 going towards rio de janeiro.