Copacabana Beach

Located in Copacabana, Zona Sul of Rio de Janeiro, Copacabana Beach is the most famous beach in the city (perhaps even the country or the world) and has about 4 km. Among the hallmarks of Copacabana beach, is the sidewalk with waves drawn in Portuguese stone, designed by landscape artist Burle Max.

With usually calm waters and white sands, Copacabana Beach is great for family outings and relax watching the beautiful sunset, being much frequented by locals, as by tourists, who often do not require bathing in the sea for be just enjoying the beauty spot. Copacabana is a wonderful mix of city and ocean.

Close to Copacabana beach you can count on a complete infrastructure, serving both the residents of the neighborhood, as tourists from around the world who come to the beach all year. Its rim is well supplied with restaurants and bars, and has some of the best hotels in Rio de Janeiro, and many kiosks, restrooms, bike paths, and services such as lifeguards and patrolling.

For this reason, the beach of Copacabana also often the scene of some of the biggest events, having been used as a venue for events in Rio, national and even international shows, including concerts, championships of beach soccer and beach volleyball, and many others, but with special emphasis on the spectacular New Year's Eve celebration that takes place on the beach.

Getting to the beach of Copacabana: Copacabana beach stretches along the Atlantic Avenue and is bounded by Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and at Copacabana Fort. Thus, access to the Copacabana beach is quite easy and can be done both by car and by bus, subway or walking from one of our near apartments in the area.

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Affectionately called the Little Princess of the Sea, Copacabana mix a history of great tradition, glamor and glory. As one of the most famous neighborhoods of Rio's Zona Sul, Copacabana's fame began in the 1930s mainly for its bohemian tradition and poetic aura that seems to loom over the neighborhood. The Copacabana has inspired many poems, the creation of many books, and the composition of different songs.

Copacabana has been sung in different songs and the voices of many different performers, national and international, including Tom Jobim, Nana Caymmi, Gilberto Gil (Copacabana beach), Alceu Valença (Woe to you, Copacabana), Jackson do Pandeiro (Xote the Copacabana), Maria Bethania (Saturday in Copacabana), among others.

All its beauty and tradition served to heat the trade and tourism in the neighborhood, who currently already has about 80 accommodation options from small to large firms, which tend to become crowded with tourists, especially during the summer and during the events that occur in beach.

However, the historic district, is also attractive for many tourists who stroll the historic streets and can visit places like the Copacabana Fort and learn about the various stories involving the neighborhood.

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