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Praia do Canto

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

What have people found?

Blue land crab, african giant snail and atlantic ghost crab are the usual finds. ~25 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Praia do Canto for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov~13:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:00~14:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:30~16:00

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and December.

What should you know before visiting?

Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Praia do Canto?

Species records from iNaturalist

Blue Land CrabCardisoma guanhumi
African Giant SnailLissachatina fulica
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Astropecten brasiliensisAstropecten brasiliensis
Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatus
West Atlantic Sandcastle WormPhragmatopoma caudata
Brown MusselPerna perna
Streblosoma porchatensisStreblosoma porchatensis
Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Snowflake CoralCarijoa riisei
Rio Brain CoralMussismilia hispida
Wharf LouseLigia exotica
Mottled SeahareAplysia brasiliana
Mottled Shore CrabPachygrapsus transversus
Ribbed BarnacleTetraclita stalactifera
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