The Cagarras Islands (in Portuguese Ilhas Cagarras) make up an uninhabited archipelago located 5 km or 3 miles off Ipanema, a major beach of the southern coast of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, outside Guanabara Bay (23801’00’’W 43812’00’’S), and occupy an area of 2 km2. It is an important area for fisheries and tourism, and is subjected to upwelling of cold waters during summer. The water quality is relatively poor due to its close proximity with Rio's city waste water disposal. The archipelago consists of the following islands ("ilha" in Portuguese means island, "ilhota" = islet):