from rio's zona sul, praça xv is easily reachable via taxi in 15 minutes, or via several buses routing along copacabana and ipanema. the metrô station estação carioca is about a 10 minute-walk away from praça xv. this link shows praia de piratininga on a wikimapia - the link as we present it is best seen using google chrome, as zoom settings might not open correctly with other browsers.
