skateboarding is very popular in rio de janerio - visitors will see cariocas skateboarding on every beach pathway around the city

ipanema and copacabana are two of the most popular destinations to longboard since they contain kilometers of beach side paths for bikers, runners and skateboarders

the lagoa rodrigo de freitas offers a family orientated atmopshere and is filled with active individuals exercising a variety of sports on the path along the water

on sundays, attero de flamengo, and the street next to the beaches of copacabana and ipanema are closed to car traffic - skateboarders swarm to these areas on sundays to enjoy the freedom of wide and fluid boarding