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Rio de Janeiro Beaches

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Arpoador Beach
Jutting out from between Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, the night-lit Arpoador Beach is Rio de Janeiro's surf spot and weekend gathering sport for well-to-do cariocas.

Copacabana Beach
Copacabana Beach, the legendary Rio de Janeiro hot spot, arcs gracefully against a backdrop of urban city and steep green mountains. Copacabana district, no wider than four blocks, is the unmitigated queen of Brazilian tourism and home to near countless restaurants, nightlife and shopping.

Ipanema and Leblon
Two of Rio de Janeiro's finest districts, Ipanema and Leblon, are also Rio's high-end beachfronts (in actuality one beach separated buy a narrow canal). Cleaner and ritzier than Copacabana, Ipanema (which means "dangerous waters" in Native Brazilian) and Leblon, now both night-lit, are popular with intellectuals, artists, volleyball players and gorgeous "Girl (and Boy) from Ipanema" types.