at a glance

except for praia da reserva, the best way of getting to barra beach is via taxi, normally a 45 reals ride from ipanema or copacabana - alternatively, 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.

a great option when available is also the surf bus, a special private bus taking visitors from zona sul to all the main surf beaches in rio, including barra beach - the surf bus leaves from largo do machado every day at 7 am, 10 am,1 pm, and 4 pm,  more details are posted on their webpage.