If you are looking for a not quite like like a Rio copacobana experience, but in a save family environment, were nobody will ask you to explore the yield of your wallet, that is the place to be. The beach takes 40 min to walk from one end to the other (to make it back, do the math) developments to the left (looking out to the Atlantic) are fancier. Great place to relax, the beach is calm, and nicely cleaned every evening. I enjoyed the new year fireworks followed by what seemed to be an endless party without a visible deminishing number of partying folks until I hit the pillow at about 4:30. Great family beach close to Victoria. If you want to be on a lonely beach, go way south where the natives freeze to death when tipping their toe (Praia do Rosa). I enjoyed my stay at Praia do Morro....