located in rio's zona sul, in the são conrado neighborhood, praia de são conrado is a beautiful 2 km beach, mostly frequented by residents as well as hang gliders and paragliders who land here from pedra bonita.

since most of the traffic going through são conrado goes through an avenue away from this beach, most people who are not familiar with rio do not see this area from their cars - commonly called praia de são conrado, due to the name of the neighborhood facing the beach, the official name of this beach is praia da gávea, named for the nearby pedra da gávea, the easily recognizable flat-top mountain that can be seen from many locations in rio.