sepetiba is home to praia do cardo,
a 1000-meter beach that is said to be named after an old resident by the name of
'ricardo' - though in reality 'cardo' is the name of a type of daisy of that was
common in the area.
this type of daisy are the first flowers to
blossom in spring, and that is probably where the name truly
came from.
despite the beautiful name, praia do cardo does
not have many flowers left along its shore - as
the tide engulfs much of the sand depending on the season, and
the rest of the beach was landfilled to expand a local road.