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Copacabana and Ipanema, both beaches situated in Rio de Janeiro, are among Brazil's most known beaches worldwide. Do you remerber the Antonio Carlos Jobim's tune The Girl from Ipanema (A Garota de Ipanema)? When you are there, take the time to drink a caipirinha at this famous bar, in the corner of Vinicius de Morais and Prudente de Morais Streets. It was from there that Tom Jobim watched his Girls from Ipanema...

Below, some links to discover Brazil's Southeastern beaches.

Without all the fame of its decane Copacabana, Ipanema Beach, in the borough with the same name, in a very short time became as well known as its older sister, and nowadays is the prefered beach of cariocas who are in and of tourists.

Well known all over the world, Copacabana beach is, automatically, the very first beach that all foreign visitors go to see. Surely, actually, it is mainly to visit one of the city's post cards, because in the week-ends and on holidays the beach is very crowded.