Cabo Frio Travel Guide

Cabo Frio is around 150km from Rio(2 hours),buses leave Rio to CF every half an hour.
Once in Cabo,there are cabs and buses to move around.
The town is a 2km hike along the Julia Kubitchek Avenue from the bus station.
There's a map of the city on the wall of the bus station.

On Cabo Frio there are allthe tipical coastside handcrafts,made by all they can find from the nature..(lace,pots,baskets,fishing gear,etc..)
Oral literature must see(or hear)is the "Contadores de causos"(story tellers..),usually at the same specific public gardens.
The most tipical dishes are "peixada"(fishes),"camaroada"(shrimps) and "mariscada"(shell fishes),that may be served with "cana com campoinha"(popular word that stands for "cachaca",a popular alcoholic beverage made from sugar cane..oops,watch out!).

Some interesting points to see here,and what helps to understand what is or better say,was,the importance of Cabo Frio at the general historic contest of the region are:
1.Casa do Povo(charitas):there's a library with a section about historical memories of Cabo Frio,a collection of paintings hy Cabo Frio's artists and a marine collection.
2.San Matheus Fort:finished in 1616,it's a must for tourists,located at the end of "Do Forte" beach.
This stone fortress,a stronghold against the pirates,is open from 10:00 to 16:00 from tuesday to sunday.
3.Nossa Senhora Dos Anjos monastery:located at "Largo De San Antonio",has XVI century furniture,statues and paintings are kept safe by the high walls of the little cemetery inside it.
In front of the monastery is the "Cruzeiro Da Pedra de San Antonio,dating from the XVI century as well.
Also a must see "Morro Da Guia",with its chapel and Nossa Senhora Da Asuncao church,built in 1615,its interior has wonderful paintings representing the 4 apostles and a historical statue of the saint which gives name to the church,brought from Braga,Portugal.
The mother church,restored in 1951,is noted for the baroque altar.

Your Kitesurfing destination is Cabo Frio!(excellent!)
Not a big expert here,but I saw how guys enjoy practicing this sport here.
The bay is about 15 km wide and has loads of places to kite.
You can launch nearly anywhere along the long sandy beach!
The best spot is directly in front of the hostel "Hoopika Gardens".
This spot is pretty good for surfing as well.
15 min. from the hostel is the laguna which has excellent kiting as well with flat water.
Cabo Frio is excellent for begginers and experienced kiteboarders alike!
The wind in Cabo Frio is constant and there are often waves further out for those that want to go wave jumping...

Favorite thing: ..the economy of the Portuguese settlements was based on Brazilian coastal woods,which was felled and shipped back to Europe.
Portuguese vessels were at the mercy of Dutch and French corsairs until 1615,when the Portuguese defeated their European foes,founded "Santa Helena De Cabo Frio",
and took the French built "Fort of San Matheus",to protect their trade.
In time,the Franciscans joined the sttlement and built the "Nossa Senhora Dos Anjos" convent.
They were followed by the jesuits at "Campo Novo" farm.
By the 1800's,with the Brazil woods satnds completely destroyed at the region,the economy was geared toward fishing,and recently,tourism,salt works and chemical industries.
Here the map of CF you can have at the central bus station..