Barra de Gramame, Beach at João Pessoa, Brazil.

Barra de Gramame is the southernmost beach of João Pessoa, at the mouth of the Gramame River. Before reaching the sea, the river forms a small spit of land with huts. Sediments carried by the river have built a sandy area, and this geological formation is called a barra, which gives the beach its name.

The beach lies at the mouth of the Gramame River, the southernmost beach in João Pessoa. The river deposits sediments that build the sandy area, and this type of river-mouth formation is called a barra, which gives the beach its name. A small spit of land with huts forms where the river meets the sea.

The name comes from the Gramame River, whose mouth forms the beach; the term barra refers to this river-mouth formation. Before reaching the sea, the river creates a small spit of land with thatched huts (choupanas). Visitors can take jangada or kayak trips on the river.

Barra de Gramame is the southernmost beach of João Pessoa, at the mouth of the Gramame River, where the river forms a small spit of land with huts before reaching the sea. The beach is open to the ocean but sheltered by reef formations, with soft, light sand; dunes and mangroves lie nearby. Jangada or kayak trips along the river are part of a visit.

The beach lies at the mouth of the Gramame River, which forms a small spit of land with thatched huts (choupanas) before reaching the sea. The sand area itself was built up by sediments carried down by the river, and this type of river-mouth formation gives the place its name, barra.