Rock pillar
In the sea.
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Pedra de Itapuca is a rock formation in the sea between Icaraí beach, in the Icaraí district, and Praia das Flechas, in Ingá, in the city of Niterói. It is one of the city's symbols and appears on its coat of arms, and the state heritage institute listed it in 1985. Its Tupi name means «cleft stone», from itá, stone, and puka, cleft, referring to its old shape: it formed a natural arch joined to the shore until it was blasted in 1840 to lay out the area's streets, breaking the arch and leaving only a rocky pillar in the sea a few metres from land. The water around it is a traditional surf spot in the city, and it makes a photo stop on a walk along the Icaraí seafront, with Guanabara Bay and Rio on the horizon, close to the Pedra do Índio.
In the sea.
Around the rock.
In Niterói.
Between Icaraí and Flechas beaches, Niterói
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