Mangroves
Three kinds.
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Marapendi is a long coastal lagoon in Rio de Janeiro's Barra da Tijuca district, running parallel to the beach behind a sand strip, and part of the Marapendi nature park. Its name comes from the Tupi language and means «river of the shallow sea», from words for sea, flat and river. Mangroves of all three local kinds, red, white and siriúba, line its banks, surrounded by a reserve of coastal «restinga» vegetation, sheltering crabs, herons, wild ducks and broad-snouted caimans that are sometimes seen on the banks. The water is unfit for swimming or fishing because of pollution, but it is much used for sailing sports such as windsurfing and dinghies, and for rowing and canoeing. The lagoon is explored on the trails of the Marapendi ecological park or on organised boat and canoe trips, and it makes a half-day of nature among the towers of Barra da Tijuca. Go in the morning, and check the park's opening times.
Three kinds.
On the banks.
Windsurf and dinghies.
Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
No, the water is polluted, but it is used for sailing, canoeing and boat trips.