rio de janeiro is home to a variety of fast moving beach sports - every day of the week cariocas can be seen playing frescobol, altinha and volleyball around the city's beautiful beaches. in may 2016 national geographic voted rio de janeiro number six in the top 10 beach cities in the world - the activity on the sandy shores is contagious and visitors are always entrenched with the activity.

one of the most common sports seen around rio de janeiro is frescobol - characterized by peculiar wooden rackets, the game was created on copacabana beach around the time of world world II.