Praia dos Artistas, Atlantic beach in Boca do Rio, Brazil

Praia dos Artistas lies in the Boca do Rio neighbourhood, continuing from Praia de Armação and bordered by the STIEP and Jaguaribe districts. The beach sits at the mouth of the Rio das Pedrinhas, where the Parque Urbano de Esporte e Lazer da Boca do Rio now occupies the former Esporte Clube Bahia beach headquarters. The Corsário Praia Hotel stands nearby.

The beach became known in the 1970s as a gathering place for Brazilian musicians including Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Maria Bethânia. This artistic presence transformed it into an important cultural hub during that period.

The beach's name comes from the Bahian artists who frequented it in the 1970s, among them Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia, Gal Costa and the group Novos Baianos. Visitors today see a beach in the Boca do Rio neighbourhood, between STIEP and Jaguaribe, that carries this musical association in its name.

Access is available through Avenida Otávio Mangabeira with nearby parking options and various beach amenities. You will find chair rentals, food and drink vendors, and basic facilities that make a comfortable day by the water possible.

At the mouth of the Pedrinhas River, a leisure park emerged from the transformation of the former Esporte Clube Bahia headquarters. This conversion created a new space for sports and recreation right where the river meets the coast.