Ponta Negra is the most visited, good for baths. On the end of the beach, is Morro do Careca (Careca’s Hill), an enormous dune more than 100 meters high. The Via Costeira has resorts and hotels.
On some legs of that beach, it’s difficult entering on the sea because the presence of reefs. To the north, the urban beaches of Areia Preta, Artistas and Meio, where are bars and small hotels. Near to the mouth of the Pontegi river, the Forte beach, where is the Forte dos Reis Magos.