at a glance

late in 1987, a boat carrying 22 tons of marijuana was forced to get rid of its cargo while being pursued by brazilian navy forces - so, 20,000 cans containing 22 tons of marijuana fell to the bottom of the ocean - to be slowly released by the tide along a great portion of the brazilian coast.

cans containing marijuana started to float, and appeared daily on the sands of ipanema beach for weeks - making of 1988 the most famous summer ever for ipanema. 

ipanema has become a point of reference for beach life, musical, cultural, and sporting events such as the circuito ipanema posto 9, and the tournament rei e rainha do mar (king and queen of the sea), among others.

the other famous spot of ipanema is a portion of ipanema beach called posto 8, internationally known as the best gay beach in rio - easily recognizable by the huge rainbow flags marking this stretch, posto 8 is not only attended by gls crowd, but also by international artists, celebrities, and beautiful people in general.