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“Embracing the Carioca Lifestyle” TravelIntelligence.net
“Rio Dances Into New Year Despite Violence” New York Times (free registration required)
“Finding Rio” Concierge.com / Condé Nast Traveler
“Rio: It's all about parties and beaches” canada.com / The Province
“Adventures in fabulous Rio” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
“Seduced by Rio, and Learning Its Secrets” New York Times (free registration required)
“Brazil: The Girl From Ipanema welcomes you to enjoy Rio's beaches and golf courses” WorldGolf.com
“Rio days” SignOnSanDiego.com
“Top 10 beaches we love” MSNBC.com / Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
“From Rio with Love” Luxury Experience Magazine
“Rio Heats Up” JAX FAX Travel Marketing Magazine
“The world's best beaches” Sydney Morning Herald / The Sun-Herald
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“The View” VirtualTourist.com
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 99 attractions in Rio de Janeiro
Traveler Description:
Popularized by the song "The Girl from Ipanema," this world-famous beach gives foreign visitors a sense of life in Rio, displaying a cross-section of... more » Popularized by the song "The Girl from Ipanema," this world-famous beach gives foreign visitors a sense of life in Rio, displaying a cross-section of different lifestyles, chic boutiques and eateries and luxurious apartment buildings. « less
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Attraction type: Beach, Hiking trail, Bay
Activities: Sunbathing, Golfing
Address: Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

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( 1-3 of 3 )
“A bad experience on the Rio beach”
1 of 5 stars
PA_Ridgeman
Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 2008
23/23 found this review helpful

A word of caution to would be travelers to this area, including Copacabana Beach as well. On our first day of arrival in Rio, my wife and I decided to walk on the beautiful beach of Ipanema. On our way onto the beach we were accosted by three young toughs who decided that we would be easy prey for their... more

“The most carioca beach of the city”
5 of 5 stars
John_rj
Rio
Jun 26, 2007
3/4 found this review helpful

Ipanema is a wonderfull beach with beautifull and cool people. You can see the Arpoador in your left and Leblon in your right. Do not miss it when visiting Rio de Janeiro. more

“Made to Ipanema”
5 of 5 stars
ELSUSHI921
New York City, New York
May 9, 2007
10/10 found this review helpful

Its a beautiful beach with thick sand and its quite wide.It can become crowded. Alot is going at the beach, there are vendors selling towels and beach wear, coconut water,and then people playing soccer. It has beautiful scenery and it VERY SAFE. It was nothing like all the reports we heard. Even at night people were walking around and on... more

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