Considered by surfers to be one of the best beaches in Rio de Janeiro, Joatinga Beach is known to Cariocas as one of the safest, cleanest and most exclusive beaches in the city. The only access to the strip of sand, protected from the crowds by a narrow path hampered by huge stones, is through the Joá condominiums. This small beach located between the districts of Barra da Tijuca and São Conrado does not exceed 300 meters in extension. On the stony path between trees and rocky walls, the visitor is confronted with signs displaying messages of peace, love and
Municipal Park "da Catacumba" (of the Catacomb) - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Following a series of accidents in the favela "da Catacumba", which was located until the 1970s in the district "da Lagoa" (Lagoon), in the southern zone of Rio de Janeiro, a project of " defavelisation ”, urbanization and reforestation of certain favelas in the city was launched by the prefecture. Where the Favela da Catacumba once stood, today we find the Municipal Park of the Catacomb, one of the best parks in Rio de Janeiro, made up of stairs that lead visitors to themed squares with modernists sculptures
Located in Itatiaia National Park, a pioneer region when it comes to outdoor sports in Brazil. The first permanent conservation unit in the country, created in 1937, Itatiaia brings together some of the highest points of the Serra da Mantiqueira, right on the border between Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais. It concentrates three of the ten highest mountains in Brazil and, because of that, it is a kind of playground for climbers and lovers of hiking.
The scenario is unusual, it looks like almost nothing we have in Brazil. Fields of tall, dry bush, interspersed with rocks of varying sizes
