title: Holocene paleo-sea level changes along the coast of Rio de Janeiro, southern Brazil: Comment on Castro et al. (2014).
abstract: The present work discusses and reinterprets paleo-sea level indicators used to build Holocene sea-level curve for the coast of Rio de Janeiro at former works. We conclude that: (a) the paleo-sea levels inferred by vermetid remains show that sea-level has fallen over the past 4400 years, at least; (b) the paleo-sea level inferred by the beachrock facies and dated shells of Jaconé shows that sea-level was near the present elevation between 8198 and 5786 years before present; and (c) several shells from other beachrocks were deposited probably thousands of years after the specimens died and consequently do not allow precise reconstructions of paleo-sea levels. These conclusions differ from the conclusions of the original paper.
authors.affiliation: Centro Politécnico, Departamento de Geologia, UFPR, Laboratório de Estudos Costeiros/Lecost, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 210, Jardim das Américas, 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodolfo J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Angulo
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Geociências, USP, Rua do Lago, 562, Cidade Universitária, 05508-080 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo C F
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.affiliation: Centro Politécnico, Departamento de Geologia, UFPR, Laboratório de Estudos Costeiros/Lecost, Av. Cel. Francisco H. dos Santos, 210, Jardim das Américas, 81531-970 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Cristina DE
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Oceanografia Tropical/GOAT, UFBA, Travessa Barão de Jeremoabo, s/n, Campus Universitário de Ondina, LFNA, sala 02, 40170-280 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Guilherme C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Lessa