Ilha Dos Meros Ponta Sul

At the southern tip of Ilha dos Meros there are submerged statues of Christ the Redeemer, of a shark nicknamed Bob and of a female diver, as well as a sunken airplane. The airplane, a twin-engine aircraft, belonged to a businessman, who sank it to create an artificial reef. A heavy swell in 2019 destroyed the airplane, and only a few parts of it remained at the site. Crevice-dwelling and passing fish take refuge around Ilha dos Meros, and in the island's cove colorful schools of pelagic fish and coral banks can be seen. On dives in the bay of Paraty, angelfish, groupers, turtles, seahorses, stingrays and moray eels can be seen.