Looking at what's best:) The beaches of Rio de Janeiro stretch along the bay one by one: perhaps the most famous Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana.

Beaches in Rio are part of Brazilian culture and life, for example, during lunch break employees of nearby offices also often spend time on the beach, having a snack, meeting with friends.

Copacabana - the most famous beach historically, on Sundays on avenide along it block traffic, turning it into a pedestrian path y, on which they jog, roll on roller skates and simply walk with a combed dog. On the beach play volleyball, and mostly it's the locals, not the tourists. It is here that the hotel Copacabana Palace is one of the pearls of the Orient Express chain.

Ipanema is known all over the world thanks to the song about the girl from Ipanema. This beach is the most prestigious - the best hotels, restaurants and boutiques are located here, and the highest prices for real estate are in this part of Rio.

Leblon - is behind Ipanema, a little calmer, it is considered that this is Rio's best beach for recreation with children.

The best surfer beaches of Rio de Janeiro - Barra de Tijuca and Recreo, there are surf schools, and waves, even small ones, are almost always.

The best for swimming the beach of Rio Urca, near the Sugar Loaf, there are almost no waves here.