A small ocean beach in Niterói set between two hills with no islands to block the swell, which makes it the stage of the Itacoatiara Big Wave contest. A Niterói resident quoted by Veja Rio named it as what Niterói has and Rio does not.
- Address
- Itacoatiara, Niterói
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 3 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- R$
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The waves are big and powerful; in 2024 a wave of about 10 m was surfed here (Veja Rio).
- The Costão of Itacoatiara and other routes of the Parque Estadual da Serra da Tiririca are listed in INEA's trail guide (Veja Rio, 2016).
- From the Trilha das Andorinhas in nearby Itaipu, an easy 800 m path, there is a lookout over Itacoatiara (Veja Rio, 2016).