rio de janeiro is home to a variety of gorgeous
urban beaches that, incredibly, remain mostly unknown outside
the city itself. the most famous are
copacabana beach and
ipanema
beach - the first known around a world for about a century.
the latter is famous since the bossa nova hit 'garota de ipanema'
in the 1960's.
both beaches combine beautiful waters and
landscapes with a high urbanization level, as they have been
developed to include facilities ranging from bathrooms and
public showers to kiosks and high-end restaurants.