Cabo Frio (, ''Cold Cape'') is a tourist destination located in the state of

Rio de Janeiro state Rio de Janeiro () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of ...

. It was founded by the

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on November 13, 1615. The Brazilian coast runs east from Rio de Janeiro to Cabo Frio where it turns sharply north. North of Cabo Frio is

Cabo de São Tomé The Cabo de São Tomé is a peninsula in the state of Rio de Janeiro, on the coast of southeastern Brazil. It is 40 km southeast of the city of Campos dos Goytacazes. Further southeast is Cabo Frio Cabo Frio (, ''Cold Cape'') is a tourist d ...

. It was named after the region where it's located, a

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

Cape (geography) In geography, a cape is a headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, p. 80. . A cape usually represents a marked cha ...

and the water temperature is colder than in nearby cities (''

frio Frío or Frio may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Frio River, Texas, United States * Frio County, Texas, United States * Frio Town, Texas, United States, known as Frio City Music * Frio (musician), stage name of Edwin Rojas Restrepo, a Colombian si ...

'' is Portuguese for "cold"). This city features beaches with white fine sand, since it doesn't have

mica Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates. This characteristic is described as perfect basal cleavage. Mica is ...

the sand doesn't get hot and you can walk on it with bare feet without getting burnt. , Cabo Frio's estimated population is 230,378 and its area is 410 km². Cabo Frio is served by

Cabo Frio International Airport Cabo Frio International Airport is the airport serving Cabo Frio, Brazil. The airport is operated by Aeropart. History The airport was built by the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro in partnership with the Brazilian Air Force. It was i ...

Climate

References

*Much of the content of this article comes from the corresponding Portuguese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved on January 2, 2006).

External links

Cabo Frio Town HallCabo Frio Legislative Chamber
{{Authority control Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state) Populated coastal places in Rio de Janeiro (state) Populated places established in 1615 1615 establishments in the Portuguese Empire