Areia Branca Beach
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Areia Branca Beach is a public beach on the north eastern shore of the Bay of Dili, in the suco of Metiaut, Timor-Leste. It is very popular with both local residents and tourists.
![View of the beach from the road to Hera [de]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Ba%C3%ADa_de_D%C3%ADli%2C_2018_%2803%29.jpg/500px-Ba%C3%ADa_de_D%C3%ADli%2C_2018_%2803%29.jpg)
View of the beach from the road to Hera [de]
The beach from its southern end
Rebel soldiers of the Timor Leste Defence Force invaded the homes of the President and Prime Minister of East Timor on 11 February 2008, leading to the shooting and serious wounding of President José
![The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado in which Gusmão was riding when attacked, on display at the Xanana Gusmão Reading Room [de] in 2018](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Gusm%C3%A3o%27s_Toyota_Land_Cruiser_Prado%2C_Dili%2C_2018_%2801%29.jpg/500px-Gusm%C3%A3o%27s_Toyota_Land_Cruiser_Prado%2C_Dili%2C_2018_%2801%29.jpg)
The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado in which Gusmão was riding when attacked, on display at the Xanana Gusmão Reading Room [de] in 2018
Memorial at the site of the attack on President Ramos-Horta, photographed in 2009