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During the summer months, and especially at weekends, CABO FRIO is at a pitch of holiday excitement, generated by the out-of-towners who come here to relax in the fresh sea breezes. The town was founded in the late sixteenth century, but it was only really in the twentieth century that it developed, thanks to the salt and tourist industries. Cabo Frio is built around sand dunes and there are beaches everywhere: indeed, this is the only attraction, since the town is both ugly and poorly planned, but it's a relaxed place and the bars are full of happy holiday-makers at night. The closest beaches to town are the small Praia do Forte , near the centre, with its fort of Sao Mateus (daily 8am-6pm) built by the French in 1616 for protection against pirates, and the larger, more popular Praia da Barra . The best beaches, though, all lie outside Cabo Frio, a taxi ride or decent walk away on the route to Arraial do Cabo, another small town a few kilometres to the south. Six kilometres north in the direction of Buzios, near Ogivas, lies Praia do Pero , a good surfing spot, peaceful and deserted on weekdays, and further on is the small Praia das Conchas , with its sand dunes and clear, calm, blue waters. On arrival, it's a three-kilometre walk in from the bus station to the centre, along Avenida Julia Kubitschek. There are excellent bus connections to and from Rio, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Petropolis as well as up and down the coast. Praca Porto Rocha, the location of the telephone office and a branch of Banco do Brasil, marks the centre of town. Alongside the square is one of the town's very few buildings of note, the church of Nossa Senhora da Assuncao , built in 1615 by the Jesuits, which has been perfectly preserved. One block west of here, at Largo de Santo Antonio 55, is the post office.
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