Open ocean water, usually small chop, sometimes big chop and sometimes real left breaking waves, it deppends on the swell. The beach looks perfect. Clear and soft sand, very large space to launch and land, some grass to setup your kite, nice crew support and rescue boat.
Restriction is based on kiting only in front of the spot, rules are the basic of kiting on waves and crowded places.
How to go there
From the airport to the spot (Barra da Tijuca) by car takes 40 min and by bus 1 hour and 30 min. From the airport: go to the Red Road until the Ayrton Senna Road at the end on a beach made the U turn to east. Go close to the big Mountain Gavea.