Praia de Ponta Negra, Urban beach along Rio Negro in Manaus, Brazil.

Ponta Negra is an urban river beach on the Rio Negro in Manaus, its shoreline running roughly two kilometres along the city's western edge. The sand is fine and light tan, with small ripples and footprints, and a strip of darker wet sand borders the water. Behind it lie a boardwalk of Portuguese stone, an amphitheatre, sports courts and three viewpoints at Praça da Marinha.

Indigenous groups used this area along the river long before European settlers arrived. The city transformed the site into a public beach park during the 1990s, adding infrastructure for visitors.

The name Ponta Negra refers to the dark point of land on the Rio Negro, not to the sand. The beach lies in the neighbourhood of the same name, originally inhabited by the Manaós people, who gave the city its name. Every year the city decorates Avenida Coronel Teixeira and the riverside trees for Christmas and installs a large Christmas tree on the shore.

The water is shallower and warmer during the dry season between September and November, when the river reaches its lowest level. Several viewing platforms along the shore offer shaded seating and clear views across the wide river.

An amphitheater at the western end of the beach hosts concerts and theater performances, especially on weekends. During the rainy season, the river rises so much that the sandy area completely disappears under water and only reemerges months later.