the best way of getting to barra
beach is via taxi, normally a 45 reals ride from
ipanema
or
copacabana.from
zona sul, bus number 332 (taquara x castelo via
barra da tijuca) rides along
copacabana, ipanema, and
leblon
and then covers the entire length of barra beach.
exiting
the bus at the beginning of barra beach, praia dos amores can be
reached by walking about 900 meters, and turning left at the
pier.