Fishing near Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco

Jaboatão dos Guararapes sits in the coastal metropolitan zone of Pernambuco, flanked by the Rio Jaboatão and within reach of several other rivers draining toward the Atlantic. The mouth of the Rio Jaboatão — straddling the boundary between Jaboatão dos Guararapes and Cabo de Santo Agostinho — is the area's standout sport-fishing destination, known for tarpon and accessible from the Acqua Mariner marina at Barra de Jangada. Rocky reefs along beaches such as Praia Piedade also form natural tide pools used for fishing.