Rio beach description and reviews!

Bring your sunglasses when going to a Rio beach! Copacabana or Ipanema are usually the first encounters with brazilian beaches arriving the samba capitol. If the salt breeze of white ocean foam and the sun doesn't blind you, the beautiful Rio de Janeiro beach girl will!

Entering the Brazil beach landscape of Rio going from west to east, you'll see the wide white covered sand of Leme and Copacabana unfold before you, just crossing the Avenida Atlantica.

You'll see the Arpoador beach, Ipanema and Leblon. These are all located right at the south zone of the city, with just a stroll needed to get to them. (You can find a beaches Rio de Janeiro map here )

These Rio de Janeiro beaches can often get crowded during hot days and weekends. If you want privacy, further out you can find the 12 km Rio beach of Barra de Tijuca, which is excellent for surfing.

Here there should be plenty of space for everyone. You can easily get here by taking a bus or a mini wan from the Atlantica.

Brazilians have tradition for going to Rio beaches. They often go early or in the afternoon when the sun has lost some of it's intensity.

A popular activity among the locals is doing exercise on the beach of Rio either with training equipment, or playing some Rio beach volleyball_ brazil or barefoot football.

If the Rio beach you are at has waves, surfing is fun and adventurous. Arpoador between Copa and Ipanema is a good surf spot.

You will also see brazillians playing ‘tennis da praia' or beach tennis, which is a lot of fun. Once you begin getting control, hitting hard and long to each other can be very challenging.

You can buy the wooden rackets at most small shops at the wavy pavement of the Avenida.

There are a lot of Rio de Janeiro beaches to choose from depending on what your preferences are.

Under you can find a list of Rio beach reviews, some with brazil beach camera online ( live beach cam Rio )

Barra da Tijuca beach, enjoy living, Surf and Glide guide
Barra da Tijuca is the longest beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 12 Km of clean and tropical green water. Barra da Tijuca is also often frequented by refreshing waves inviting to surfing

Botafogo beach,amazing view, soccer shirts and regatas
Botafogo beach is a charming small sand strip on the calm bay inlet looking out at Pão de Açúcar, or Sugar loaf.You will also find a lot of Botafogo soccer shirts here from the football club

Flamengo Beach Rio de Janeiro
Flamengo beach in Rio de Janeiro is little, but a good place to practice sports and relax. Flamengo also is one of the most popular football clubs in Rio, fighting on the maracana against rival teams

Discover Grumari beach, green, exotic and tropical adventure
What preserves the spectacular Grumari beach, the most beautiful and unspoiled in Rio, is precisely the fact that it has not yet been "discovered". Grumari beach is always a scenery of soap operas

Guide to Copacabana beach resort
Offers Copacabana beach resort information, Beach life in Copacabana, where, what and when to visit!

Rio de Janeiro beaches; Joatinga, Joa beach
Find out how to get to Joatinga, a Rio de Janeiro beach, what to bring with you, what to do here. Take your time and discover the best places to surf nearby

Review of Rio beaches; Leblon Beach next to Ipanema
One of the best neighbours of Copacabana and Rio, Leblon beach is a charming place to spend your vacation. Find out where it is, how you can get there, what to do here. Learn more about Leblon secrets

Praia Vermelha or the Red beach of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Find out the secrets and beauties of Praia Vermelha. More about the location, places, nearby attractions and sports that you can practice here.

Ipanema beach next and the girl from Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro
Peep into Ipanema beach life, best spots to go out, beach spots, specialties and secrets. Find out major beach attractions, what to bring with you and when to go to a Rio de Janeiro beach

Recreio beach, Macomba and Pontal beaches in Rio de Janeiro
Recreio beach info about the people spending their summer on this beach, interesting spots to visit, tours, nice places to eat. Do not miss the coco verde while in Recreiro

Sao Conrado Beach, Pepino beach, Praia da Gávea, Rio
Sao Conrado beach, best spots to surf, extreme sports in Rio de Janeiro – hand gliding from Gavea Rock, or Padra Bonita, over the Atlantic Rain Forest, Visit the Rochina slum city the real Rio

Prainha beach , enjoy the Best Waves of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bring your surfboard and enjoy the raw waves at Prainha beach. Find out more about the best surfs around, what you should take with you and other attractions of the beach


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