Búzios is full of beaches and landscapes already known by almost all the visitors. The resort, however, still holds few beautiful unexplored corners, accessible by hidden trails, without many plates or signage.
Among these peaks are the photogenic Mangue de Pedras (Stone Mangrove), on the outskirts of “Rasa” neighborhood and “Gorda” beach, which deserve to be discovered in guided experiences.
With the professionals of the region around, no one gets lost or missesdetails of native flora and fauna and geological formations. Not to mention environmental, scientific, historical and cultural explanations of the surprisingly attractives.
Mangue de Pedras (Stone Mangrove)
Accessible by a small trail from a panoramic viewpoint, the “Mangue de Pedras” presents its own unique ecosystem.
Unlike other mangroves around the world, which are formed on soil and at the mouth of rivers, the Buzian mangrove is formed by gravel and coarse sand, no rivers around to discharge fresh water. This action is done by the rainwater infiltrated into the soil.
To complete the unique landscape, the scenery displays large trees with roots braided in the midst of stones and small natural pools.
Parallel to the beach and the mangrove, the typical vegetation of the region exhibits cactuses and bromeliads in a rare combination for a mangrove environment.
And it still has thousands of shells of all shapes and colors fishing boats, giving charming and bucolic airs in the midst of abeautiful frame. Crabs, shellfish and fish fill the nets.
A half-hour walk along “Gorda” beach leads to a colony of fishermen. There’s another arm of the mangrove there, with few trees, huge black stones and a ground lined with gravel, and small cliffs that reveal layers of various types of rock and clay, in a synthesis of the geological wealth of the region.
A bit of history – Gorda’s beaches was the setting for the landing of clandestine slave ships in the 19th century, when the slave trade was already prohibited in Brazil.
The Africans who stayed at the farms in the outskirts left many descendants, responsible for the region’s “quilombos”. In their honor the Quilombola Square was inaugurated in 2018, in “Arpoador da Rasa”.
