The Infoágua website reveals that the APA publishes water quality information; the beach has "high levels of intestinal enterococci and/or E. coli," bacteria that inhabit the human and animal intestinal tract.

Therefore, the authorities advise "not to swim."

In a social media post, the Caminha City Council informs that "the preventive measure comes as a result of provisional water quality analyses, following episodes of precipitation and adverse weather conditions recorded in recent days."

The municipality says that bathing is “temporarily discouraged, as a precaution, following a communication from the APA, through the Northern Hydrographic Region Administration (ARHN).

“The decision comes after a water sample was taken on Monday at the mouth of the Âncora River, and the provisional results revealed microbiological values ​​above the reference parameters,” it adds.

The City Council argues that “the situation occurs as a result of the adverse weather conditions observed in recent days, marked by periods of intense rainfall, which will have contributed to increased surface runoff and the dragging of rainwater and other materials into waterways, namely the Âncora River.”

“In this context, and also considering the need to open the sluice gates of the rainwater retention wells located next to the Âncora River, in Vila Praia de Âncora, the APA/ARHN has determined, as a precaution, the temporary discouragement of the practice.” “The measure is preventive and temporary, adopted while awaiting further analyses that will allow us to assess the evolution of water quality," he explains.

The measure is "preventive and temporary, adopted while awaiting further analyses that will allow us to assess the evolution of water quality," he explains.