Overview
- Caio Rocha Aguiar Arrabal, 44, fell from an exposed rock at the Pedra do Macaco trail and was found dead after the plunge.
- Video recorded by a member of the group shows Arrabal posing for a photo, attempting to descend the rock and then slipping over the edge.
- Rescue teams from Maricá Civil Defence and firefighters carried out a complex, roughly four-hour recovery that required rope ascents and difficult travel through dense, steep terrain.
- Officials and local reports say the trail lacks directional or warning signs and that Arrabal was guiding visitors from Araruama on what was reportedly his first time on the path.
- The death is the second recent fatal outdoor accident in Maricá in less than two weeks, a pattern that has prompted questions about oversight, informal guides and visitor safety at popular photo spots.