Reserva de Tauá: it is an archeological, anthropological and geological reserve. Through natural paths in Tauá, you can find a great diversity of bromelias, cactus and exotic lianas. It is a green mysterious maze, with several containers full of fruits to feed wild animals along the way. It is possible to see “hand peeled” monkey, "cachorros-do-mato" wolves, "macacos-prego" monkeys, cotias, tatus and many other species in danger of extinction. As regards bromelias, they do an amazing show with their diversity and colors.

A museum located in the reserve keeps the file of works of artists from Buzios. It is in an area of around 100 thousand square meters, where there used to be sea 6.000 or 7.000 years ago. You can still see the floor covered with white shells. It is esteemed that the 40% of the 1.300 bromelias species in Brasil are in Taua.

The Reserve occupies approximately three million square meters, full of vegetable formations typical of the region, that are the shelters and homes of migrating birds. Birds, travel 2400 kilometers to get to Buzios.

An interesting aspect is the fossil beach, which existed between 4.500/7.500 b.C. and was covered by the sea. Later when the sea draw in the beach reemerged. Trying to rescue the brazilian culture, the ambientalist built an indigenous structure with all the objects made by the guarani indians. Baptized “Casa da Reza”, the building requiered 10.800 straws from the guaricanga palm trees tighten with trees skin.

How to get: Rasa neighborhood, secondary street, 3 kilometers of dirt road.