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Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro

Since
the sixties,
Ipanema Beach (Praia de Ipanema) has become Rio de
Janeiro's most sophisticated beach.
Copacabana,
the star of previous years, became too popular - the price to pay for
its fame.
Leblon, next to Ipanema, was a too familiar one at that
time. 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 Str. It
was from there that Tom Jobim watched his
Girls from Ipanema...
Links to discover Brazil's
Southeastern beaches.
- Espírito Santo: the North Coast has very nice beaches, such as Itaúnas
- Rio de Janeiro: Brazil's most famous beaches are there
- São Paulo: nice beaches, mainly in the North Coast, such as Maresias
Rio de Janeiro's Beaches
The Girl from Ipanema
Even with new beaches that become the new stars - mainly among the young
people - in Barra da Tijuca and beyond (Recreio dos Bandeiras, Grumari),
Ipanema stay a select beach. Rio's best hotels, bars and restaurants are
situated in this borough. It seems that
Ipanema has been immortalized
by Tom Jobim's song,
The Girl from Ipanema.
From Arpoador to Leblon.
As
you come to the beach, from your hotel, on the extreme left, there is
the
Praia do Arpoador. To the opposite side, there is the
Leblon
Beach, at the other end of white sands.

So, between Posto 7 and Posto
11, will be in the Ipanema's territory. Most animated points are between
the Rua Farme de Amoedo Farme de Amoedo Street) and the Rua Maria Quitéria
(Maria Quitéria Street)
Good bars and restaurants
After the beach, cariocas like to go the bar and talk for hours. Of course,
they drink a frozen beer... You will certainly do the same. So, go to the Barril
(near Praça General Osório), Farme de Amoedo's bars, the famous Garota de Ipanema
bar (at the corner of Rua Vinicius de Morais and Prudente de Morais), for instance.
You will certainly too find a good company to talk with you.
Rio's Best Hotels and Shops
For hotels too, Ipanema has some of the Rio best hotels. [
Use the Opodo
form below to search for hotels in Rio de Janeiro]. If you
are looking for comfort, that is the right place to go. You will find
too some of Rio's best Shops and Jewelries.