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The Restinga da Marambaia is a restinga in the coast of the
The Restinga da Marambaia is a restinga in the coast of the Brazil
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ian state
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of Rio de Janeiro
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. It is 42 km long and separates Sepetiba Bay from the Atlantic Ocean
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, being a part of the municipalities
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of Rio de Janeiro
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, Itaguaí
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and Mangaratiba.
It is owned and run by the Brazilian army
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. It is used as a leisure
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ground for military staff and their friends and families, as well as for scientific research in the untouched Atlantic Rainforest found within the restinga.
It has been used as a setting for several telenovela
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s, including '' Kubanacan'' and ''Da Cor do Pecado
''Da Cor do Pecado'' (English title: ''Shades of Sin'') is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo in the traditional 7pm timeslot between 26 January and 28 August 2004 with a total of 185 episodes, replacing ''Kubanacan'' and p ...
''.
References
Landforms of Rio de Janeiro (state) Coasts of Brazil Spits (landform) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub