Guaratiba is a large neighborhood located in the

West Zone The West Zone cricket team is a first-class cricket team that represents western India in the Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. It is a composite team of players from five first-class Indian teams from western India competing in the Ranji Trophy: ...

of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has one of the city's smallest population densities. The ''bairro'' is in the eastern part of

Sepetiba Bay Sepetiba is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, surrounded by Santa Cruz and Guaratiba, and by the Sepetiba Bay. It occupies an area of 1,162.13 ha, and has a population of 35,892 (according to Instituto Brasileiro de Geo ...

. It contains the

Guaratiba Biological Reserve Guaratiba Biological and Archeological Reserve is a State biological reserve located in the western zone of Rio de Janeiro city, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects an important area of mangroves and wetlands in the east of Guara ...

, a strictly protected conservation unit holding a remnant of mangroves. Barra_de_Guaratiba_overview

The region is currently expanding due to real estate investment because the access to the neighborhood is predisposed to be made easier due to Grota Funda tunnel ( pt), scheduled to be finished in 2008.

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Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city) Beaches of Rio de Janeiro (city) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub