at a glance

reaching praia do diabo via public transportation is very easy, as the majority of buses going along copacabana and ipanema stop at praça general osório (general osório square), also a main subway stop only a short walk from the beach.

on this link an early morning shot of diabo's beach is posted daily, showing water conditions - the website waves includes charts showing tides, winds, temperatures and overall climate forecasts.

next to praia do diabo, praia do arpoador, or arpoador's beach, is a small extension of ipanema beach - this stretch of sand is located in a car-free zone between the pedra do arpoador and the point where francisco otaviano street turns towards copacabana.