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Parcel da Laje Branca
Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
EntryBoat
Max depth12 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp21–26°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Nov
About this site
Parcel da Laje Branca 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 12 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, moray eels, seahorses, octopus, groupers. 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
Banded ButterflyfishChaetodon striatus
Sandy GoggleHaemulon aurolineatum
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis- Blackear WrasseHalichoeres poeyi
- Silver PorgyDiplodus argenteus
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus- Brazilian DamselStegastes fuscus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Nearby sites
- 1Naufrágio do Califórnia2.5 km
- 2Rio de Janeiro2.5 km
- 3Ponta Grossa5.4 km
- 4Ponta do Alvo6.0 km
- 5Naufrágio Pinguino7.0 km
- 6Parcel do Coronel7.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org