[5][6][7] On its land side, the beach is surrounded by steep low hills overlaid with Eucalyptus alba savanna woodland, in which small stands of tropical dry forest are developing.

[6][7][1] On the other, eastern, side of Cape Fatucama, and accessible via the same staircase, is Jesus Backside Beach, so named because the Cristo Rei of Dili statue faces in the opposite, western, direction.

[1] At weekends, Cristo Rei Beach is popular with local residents because of its gentle waves and sandy bottom, and food vendors congregate there to hawk packed lunches.

[1] The beach is separated from its access road, Avenida de Areia Branca, by a stone wall, with entrances surmounted by sculptures of monkeys.

[9] During the term of East Timor's IV Constitutional Government (2007–2012), various other facilities were constructed at the beach, including gazebos, bathrooms, and water tanks.