at a glance

before then, in 1906, posto 8 by rua gomes carneiro was home to a famous duel between senator pinheiro machado and edmundo bittencourt, the editor in chief of the newspaper correio da manha (the morning paper). 

the senator won, and while duels may have faded in popularity, the glamour of posto 8, and ipanema, certainly has not - readers interested in looking at some vintage pictures of posto 8 and the pier from that time can do so via this video.

anyone interested in taking a peek in ipanema's life, might enjoy preamar, an hbo series examining some (fictional) aspects of the life of ipanema residents.

on uol radio, a wide variety of songs dedicated to ipanema can be found, listened to, and downloaded.