due to the geography of the beach, sunset here comes early, thus we recommend an early start, especially if coming from ipanema or copacabana.

there are no public buses going to prainha, thus the only option would be renting a car or taking a taxi - from zona sul the ride would be about 60 minutes, and cost about br$ 120 each way.

if going by taxi, a return trip should be booked in advance as there are normally no taxis driving through this area - depending on driver, company, and time of day, a roundtrip taxi ride from zona sul should cost about 300 reals.