Miradouro da Lua is a set of cliffs 40 km south of Luanda, in the municipality of Samba, in Angola.
Miradouro da Lua is a must-see tourist spot for anyone heading from Luanda to Barra do Cuanza or the beaches of Cabo Ledo.
This was the setting for the film "O Miradouro da Lua" by Portuguese director Jorge António, the first Portuguese-Angolan film co-production, shot in 1993 and which received the special Achievement award at the Gramado Festival, Brazil.
The feature film -film, of the fiction genre, has the participation of Angolan and Portuguese actors and technicians. It tells the story of a young man from Lisbon who comes to Angola looking for the father he doesn't know, and who at the end of the film, in the grand setting of Miradouro da Lua, decides to stay in Angola.
However, this mirror can break at any time. The accentuated natural erosion of this fragile geological system puts it at risk of implosion.
In addition to the lack of preservation programs, tourist pressure further increases the risk of this place's definitive disappearance. Therefore, when visiting the Miradouro, be careful. Preserve it, keep it clean. Take care of our little piece of the Moon.
Miradouro da Lua now has the first social infrastructures, with emphasis on a Tourist Information Office, changing rooms, parking and an observatory equipped with binoculars, with a view to encouraging research into the historical and cultural aspects of the place. and accommodate landscape tourism practitioners.