Araruama

Praia Seca

Araruama is a coastal town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the Southeast of Brazil. It is a popular tourist destination with both ocean beaches and lagoon beaches.

See

• Alto do Ver-a-vista. Hilltop observation platform with a panoramic view of the area. 
• Araruama Archelogical Museum (Museu Arqueológico de Araruama). 
• Praça da Bíblia. 

Lagoon beaches

• Bananeiras Beach (Praia de Bananeiras). 
• Barbudo Beach (Praia do Barbudo). 
• Central Beach (Praia do Centro). 
• Lovers Beach (Praia dos Amores). 
• Tire Beach (Praia do Pneu). 

Ocean beaches

• Dentinho Beach (Praia do Dentinho). 
• Pernambuca Beach (Praia de Pernambuca). 
• Vargas Beach (Praia do Vargas). 

Buy

• Crafts Fair, Parque Menino João Hélio. 

Eat

• Casa do Macarrão, Amaral Peixoto Hwy.. Pasta. 
• Casa da Pizza, Amaral Peixoto Hwy. (near Centro Comercial Pinho). Pizza and pasta. 
• La Gondola (just after the end of Central Beach). Mediterranean cuisine. 
• Parada 1, Amaral Peixoto Hwy.. Pizzeria. 
• Quasar, Amaral Peixoto Hwy.. Ice cream and milkshakes. 
• Restaurante Orla (at the beginning of Central Beach). 
• Restaurante Picanha do Gugu (inside Parque Menino João Hélio). Churrasco and seafood. 

Sleep

• Hotel Ver a Vista. 
• Hotel Orla de Araruama (On Central Beach). 
• Pousada Praia dos Amores. 
• Sitío Ilha do Lazer Miguel Jeovani, Pontinha (On Praia dos Amores).