▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁east ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁N iter ó i ▁by ▁car , ▁or ▁one ▁hour ▁by ▁bus . ▁ ▁It aco ati ara ▁is ▁a ▁beach ▁with ▁fine ▁golden ▁s ands ▁and ▁bright ▁blue ▁( s ometimes ▁green ) ▁water . ▁The ▁main ▁beach ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁and ▁is ▁dangerous ▁for ▁the ▁cas ual ▁sw immer ▁while ▁offering ▁ideal ▁conditions ▁for ▁water ▁sports . ▁The ▁left ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁beach ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁rock ▁face ▁called ▁Cost ão , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁wave - sh elter ed ▁small ▁beach ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁called ▁P rain ha ▁( l ittle ▁beach ), ▁which ▁is ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁beach ▁by ▁a ▁big ▁rock ▁that ▁serves ▁as ▁its ▁shelter , ▁and ▁which ▁is ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁small ▁children ▁and ▁their ▁parents . ▁ ▁Sur f ing ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁offering ▁the ▁ideal ▁conditions ▁for ▁the ▁practices ▁of ▁sur f ing , ▁bod ys ur f ing ▁and ▁body board ing ▁during ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁At ▁It aco ati ara , ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁produces ▁fast ▁and ▁h ollow ▁waves , ▁usually ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁feet , ▁but ▁on ▁frequent ▁occasions ▁they ▁might ▁sw ell ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 ▁meters ▁( 1 2 ▁feet ). ▁A ▁few ▁times ▁per ▁year ▁a ▁huge ▁sout heast ▁sw ell ▁can ▁produce ▁larger ▁waves ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 ▁meters ▁( 1 5 ▁feet ) ▁but ▁a ▁sw ell