Lagoa Cove (''Enseada da Lagoa'') or Lagoa Beach (''Praia da Lagoa'' in Portuguese, lit. "Lagoon Beach") is an extensive crescent-shaped

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. Lagoa Cove is located near Novotel Vermar, and there are beach bars all year-long, namely ''Bar da Praia'' and other bars. The beach is very popular in the summer, but very calm during winter. The beach has white sand and no or very few rocks, during low tide, some immersed rocks become islets.

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