at a glance

not far from the garota de ipanema park, a bronze statue portraying Antônio Carlos Jobim is now on arpoador's beach-front promenade - an instant classic and the district's newest landmark.

for those who want to take a quick peek into the lives of rio's fishermen, a small fish market is set up at the copacabana end of arpoador - home to a small sanctuary and fish market, this is a particularly charming spot in rio.

arpoador is the location of some of the most popular restaurants and hotels rio de janeiro - venues such as the sofitel hotel and french restaurant Le Pré Catelan are located in this neighborhood.