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This is a large and very beautiful beach, which sands
are white and thin. Some remnants of the ancient
yellowish dunes can still be seen. Unfortunately most
dunes were removed in the early 90's due to
"urbanization", even though a series of species of the
fauna and the flora have remained untouched what still
gives the beach an atmosphere of secluded sight.
Seagulls are used to landing for resting on the beach;
owls and mochos, as locals call the
smaller owls, nestle inside hidden holes in the sand
partially covered by the jundu (a small
vegetation covering the sands). You'll find bars all
over the place where you can have a drink such as a cold
beer or some extremely cold cocoa water as well as
trying a great variety of local snacks such as shrimp
sticks or crab shell (casquinha de siri).
Suarão is also one of the oldest sections of the city.
The first houses began to be built circa 1925. The name
Suarão seems to come from the Tupi language, spoken on
the Brazilian Coast by the Indians at the time of the
colony in the 16th Century. Su seems to be in fact the
word Açu that means big. Aran or Aron seems to mean
noise or snoring. Some people say this name in fact is a
reference to the hordes of savage pigs that used to live
in that place (but now are extinct there - they seem to
have moved to secluded areas in the hinterland). So, the
name Suarão would mean in thesis, a big snoring.
Summer starry nights invite you for a stroll on the
beach. Nice view southwards, with the hills and the
estuary of the Itanhaém River. The Mountains of the
Juréia Mountain Range can be spotted from the beach, as
they seem to fall all of a sudden in the sea on the
horizon. Towards Itanhaém, there's a a very trendy beach
named Satellite, across from the section of the city
that has the same name - Satellite.
Suarão's downtown was recently rebuilt. It offers many
attractions such as stores, ice cream parlors and
restaurants. The ancient and abandoned Train Station
with the train line that seem to disappears towards the
horizon, gives a bucolic atmosphere to the place.
There's a very beautiful Catholic Church, roman style,
named Our Lady of Sion, currently opened for tours. Tip:
take the little train (trenzinho), a
public mean of transportation in Itanhaém, and go to
Suarão. The trenzinho stops in downtown
Suarão from where you can visit the church, have lunch
and go to the beach. After some dives into the greenish
waters, you can get back to Itanhaém on foot.
That
takes approximately 1 hour.
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