 The beach is a coastal dune habitat and a rich and diverse marine ecosystem, including large honeycomb reefs.It has a popular beach restaurant, Praia do Mestre.In northern section of Quião beach, where the waterfront street ends, the traditional Sargassum seaweed gathering is still practiced; it is spread and laid in the beach for sun drying, leaving a pleasant sargassum breeze in the beach, before being pilled to make "medas".