Ipanema Beach

Many people are familiar with this beach not because of geography lectures or personal travel experiences, but because of the popular bossa nova jazz song "Girl from Ipanema" ("Garota de Ipanema"). Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, the authors, made this coast as well-known as Copacabana. It's worth noting that this toponym translates to "terrible, perilous waters" in Tupi. In fact, the waves at this location are fairly strong, therefore surfers should avoid this beach, while swimmers should be careful.

Between the Hotel Jardim de Alah and the Arpoador Beach, which is separated from Copacabana by a rocky peninsula of the same name, the beach stretches for 2 kilometers. It is regarded as a location of leisure for the wealthy, partially due to the high pricing, and partly due to the existence of a local "club" comprised of artists and musicians.

Ipanema Beach has cleaner water and sand than Copacabana. The more forceful waves, as well as the superior organization and order on the beach, account for this. In fact, the waves are really strong here, and they even break on the beach. They have a great tendency to "drag" you back, so be cautious and only swim where the natives do. Allowing the youngsters to go to the water alone is not a good idea.

The depth gradually increases, and there are no cliffs at the bottom. However, due to the frequent and powerful waves, determining depth can be difficult, as it is always changing.

Location: South Zone, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil