finally, at the far end of the beach, the highly rated tower icaraí hotel is conveniently located very close to the sand and near the igreja de são judas tadeu on rua roaquim távora, 42, icaraí - has clean, modern rooms, and can be reached via phone at tel. 21.2612.2121, or via email here.

getting to praia de icaraí from rio's zona sul is very easy, and can be done by taking just one bus - travel time is about 50-60 minutes.

bus 7003 (also marked 740 d) leaves from praça general osório in ipanema posto 8, across from the easy to spot zona sul supermarket and stops right at icaraí beach.