from leblon, ipanema, and copacabana, bus line 2015 reaches the bus terminal menezes cortes.   alternatively, from both ipanema and copacabana the bus terminal menezes cortes can be reached by taking the subway to carioca - the carioca subway station is only a few minutes walk from the bus terminal. 

once at castelo, bus line 328 reaches praia do saco do pinhão in about 40 minutes, exit on estrada do pinhão with estrada do quilombo.