ipanema is a trendy beach side neighborhood with a lovely  running, and biking, path along the beach - this desination is so popular with locals, that on sundays the city closes the street next to this path to allow more room for bikers, skateboarders and runners.

the path runs from leblon beach to arpoador rock which is one of the best places to watch the sunset during summer months in rio de janeiro - the path is approximately 3.7km long and is filled with active locals throughout the day.

copacabana beach has one of the most sought after running routes in the city - simply for its abundance of tourism and long strech of white sand it filled with locals very early in the mornings.