About

The best spot in Rio to surf a south and south-east swell with a SW wind!
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You can surf sweet rights at Canto do Recreio. When it's good you can get good tubes and you can do excellent airs. Experienced surfers in this area are Fruss,Moss,Carni,Jonny,Toby and Rods.You should talk to someone like Pedro Fruss, someone who knows the area.
Everybody lives in harmony but you have to be careful with the angry locals.

Atmosphere:
The spot is very good. There are a lot of places to park your car, places to take a shower, places to skating, beautiful girls and sun all year long.

Additional Info:
The best place to start paddling is behind the rock. The water current will help you to arrive in the break line. If you don´t wanna paddle, you can go up the rock, walk to the left then jump inside the water and it isn´t dangerous. Good waves. There are a lot of places to park your car.

Location

Access

From downtown, drive to the west zone going to Barra da Tijuca. As you get there drive by the beach road all the way to praia do Recreio. The spot is located between praia do Recreio and praia da Macumba. Good waves.

Wave Characteristics

Ideal Conditions

Crowd

Dangers

None

Videos

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