often thought to be part of copacabana beach, leme beach, or praia do leme, is in fact a geographical continuation of copacabana beach, but a separate stretch and neighborhood in it own right, and has a distinct beach life and culture - located in rio's zona sul, between the avenida princesa isabel and the morro do leme, leme's beach is a quite beach mostly attended by local residents and families.

at leme, otherwise known as posto 1 in rio, the waves frequently break in the corner, and are quite turbulent and inconsistent, breaking in good conditions only a few days of the year - this is a beach often sought out for body boarding and boogie boarding in addition to traditional surfing.