Grumari, Protected coastal neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Grumari is a coastal neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro that stretches along several kilometers of shoreline bordered by salt marshes and rainforest-covered hills. The landscape appears largely undeveloped and retains its natural features.
The area was designated as a protected park in 1981 and remains Rio de Janeiro's only neighborhood without permanent residents. This status has kept the natural environment from intensive development.
The name comes from indigenous languages and refers to the shape of a rocky point extending into the water. You notice this distinctive landform as soon as you arrive at the coast.
You can reach the area by two main routes: either over the mountain pass from Barra de Guaratiba or from Recreio dos Bandeirantes. Access is limited since there are no permanent settlements with typical infrastructure.
The area consists of five separate beaches: Inferno, Funda, Buzios, Meio, and Perigoso, each with its own character. These beaches have maintained their original environmental conditions without modern tourist development.
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