Dois Rios has a beautiful beach with two rivers running through it. Not a lot of people come here as the access is far more difficult than to the beach of Lopes Mendes. This is where the infamous prison Cândido Mendes used to be. The buildings still stand, but the interior is all demolished. There is a dirt/brick road that leads here from Abraão. About 30 families live here permanently today, people that used to work at the prison. But the place is administrated today by Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro wich has taken over the place for research purposes. It has a local bar where they also serve food. Walking takes about 2 hours and a half from Abraão. We saw this lost young howling monkey going there yesterday - quite a rare sight as they are very shy creatures.
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