The city's economy is mainly based on tourism, as most of the cities
situated in the called Regiao dos Lagos (Lake's Region). The city is
usually visited by people from Minas Gerais, Brasília and Rio de Janeiro
city. Recently the city entered in the route of the greatest cruise
ships. There are nine beaches in Cabo Frio: Forte Beach (praia do Forte), Peró
beach (praia do Peró), Sao Bento beach (praia Sao Bento), Siqueira beach
(praia do Siqueira), Sudoeste beach (praia do Sudoeste), Dunas beach
(praia das Dunas), Foguete beach (praia do Foguete), Palmeiras beach
(praia das Palmeiras), and Unamar beach (praia de Unamar).
Associação
Desportiva Cabofriense, founded in 1997 is a well known football
(soccer) club of the city. The club plays at Correão stadium. Another
football club, called Esprof Atletico Futebol Clube, founded in 1995, is
also from the city.
As of (2005), its population is 159,685 (2005)
and its area is 401 Sq.km. The elevation is 4 m. Cabo Frio has a
tropical climate, and is frequented by abroholos in the summer months.
In
the last years the population increased, with investments obtained by
the municipality with oil royalties from Petrobras, and an elevated
number of retired citizens coming from Rio de Janeiro city.
Cabo Frio
is famous for their outstanding shrimp pasta that is featured in many
travel magazines. The main beach, the Forte Beach, has 4 km of white
sand. Its name comes from the Portuguese Fortress of the 16th century
situated in the north rock
