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Itanhaém is a
gifted place since here are located some of the best diving
spots in Southeastern Brazil. Those are the Big (Queimada
Grande) and the Small Queimada (Queimada Pequena) Islands. The
waters around the first one are totally blue all year long,
which visibility is around of 25 meters, considered an
"international class" diving spot. Among the fish living there
we can list a few such as small sharks, locally known as cação,
groupers, manta rays and an infinity of tropical and subtropical
species you would not believe! Another island around, in fact,
an islet, is the Conception Islet (Laje da Conceição) and is
surrounding rocky bottom (Cascalho). The visibility of the
waters there are subject to variations since the islet is
located not too far from the coast.
Its forbidding
to disembark because the islands are part of a Marine State
Park. Only the observation diving is allowed. Fishing and
underwater fishing are strictly forbidden but on the other hand
are allowed around 1 km of the islands. You can keep in touch
and make arrangements with the fishermen who make the boat rides
in the Small Port (Portinho) near the ancient train bridge. The
schooners and smaller boats anchored at the Emídio de Souza
Street, can take you to a tour on the Itanhaém River and to the
sea, along the coast of the Cibratel (Peruíbe) Beach.
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