today, the fort of copacabana is home to art galleries, a museum, a mirante, and two wonderful cafés where to enjoy a view and step back in time - it is open tuesday through sunday, and entrance costs r$ 6. 

built with black and white portuguese stones, the calçadão of copacabana, landmark sidewalk of this beach, was built in 1906, and re-designed by the famous landscape architect burle marx in 1970.

the wavy pattern, built with black and white portuguese stones, is meant to represent the waves of the ocean and the shore.