Barra da Tijuca Beach

Located in Barra da Tijuca, along Av Sernambetiba, Praia da Barra da Tijuca is the main beach, and holds the title of longest beach in Rio de Janeiro with almost 18 km long. From the stretch of Avenida Ayrton Senna, the beach is an environmentally protected area, and is possible to make a nice walk by the Marapendi Reserve.

The beach of Barra da Tijuca is characterized by its white sand, green and clear water, and pretty locations with waves due to strong winds. Despite all the beach is a great attraction, there is a stretch hottest, known as Pepe Beach, which attracts mainly young people.

The main sports practiced the beach of Barra da Tijuca are fishing from shore, kite surfing, windsurfing, and flysurf, besides being the scene of many championships. On its edge, is very common to find people practicing other sports such as beach soccer, footvolley, volleyball and racquetball, and even walking on the sidewalk or cycling along the bike path.

The beach is also well supplied in the sector of commerce and cuisine, with good restaurants, mostly specializing in seafood, bars and kiosks. Near the beach are the hundreds more commercial, shopping and business centers, convention center and the racecourse River Bar.

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Prime district of the western zone of Rio de Janeiro, Barra da Tijuca, more commonly called Barra, is one of the fastest growing districts in recent years. Despite rapid growth, this occurred as designed, causing the district to become a major center for housing, leisure and business, great dining and entertainment complex.

Barra is characterized Human Development Index (HDI) and middle-income by green spaces and the concentration of large condimíos, luxury buildings, large shopping malls, big companies operating in the area informártica and publicity, and headquarters of some Brazilian multinationals.

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