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Ilha Josefa
Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EntryBoat
Max depth8 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp21–26°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Nov
About this site
Ilha Josefa is a dive site near Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 8 m. Commonly reported marine life includes groupers, sea fans, sea turtles, jacks, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 26 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Sandy GoggleHaemulon aurolineatum
Green TurtleChelonia mydas- Brazilian DamselStegastes fuscus
- Comb GrouperMycteroperca acutirostris
Banded ButterflyfishChaetodon striatus- Silver PorgyDiplodus argenteus
Chocolate Chip CucumberIsostichopus badionotus
Nearby sites
- 1Parcel do Coronel8.8 km
- 2Parcel da Laje Branca14 km
- 3Ponta Grossa14 km
- 4Ponta do Alvo15 km
- 5Naufrágio Pinguino16 km
- 6Naufrágio do Califórnia16 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org