Praia do Pontal de Sernambetiba
Rio de Janeiro
João Felipe C.S / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The western end of Recreio, where the sand runs up to Pedra do Pontal, the rock that separates it from Macumba. At low tide you can walk out along the base of the rock; at high tide the water cuts it off. Bodyboarders work the break beside the rock, and the kiosks thin out this far along, so it is quieter than the midd…