We walked along this beach several times and also spent half a day in the Sofitel area (we stayed at the hotel and were delighted to find out that it provides free beach service -- nice chairs, towels, and umbrellas). It is very colorful -- lots of locals in tiny bathing suits, vendors (various jewelry, clothes, souvenirs, food). The views... more

I was swimming and all of a sudden a guy in the water chats me up.. and starts touching me...how disturbing.. the waters fine except all of the staqrt at the bottom of it...dirty diapers and everything more

I loved my Rio vacation, but the beaches unfortuntely are way over-rated,they are a lot like Miami Beach, many boutiques , shops and hotels lining the beach and the beach enters into the city, that is the good part, but Miami beaches are actually cleaner, the beaches are packed and crowded and I don't recall seeing any blue. the beaches... more

If you're an ocean swimmer, go elsewhere. The water here is foul by any standard. Ten yards offshore your swimming companions are identifiable clumps of human excrement, used diapers and (if you can imagine it) worse. This is not limited to post-rain effluent, but rather a consistent condition varying only in amount. This is true all the way from Leme,... more

EXCELLENT! the greatest beach in the world, friendly people, beautiful sea, warm water and scortching heat, women in skimpy outfits, what more could you want. The ONLY thing that lets this place down slightly is if you go during the brazilian winter and its rammed, you get loads of people trying to sell u things, and tramps etc. Avoid any... more

Copacabana é uma praia cheia de história, desde de seus hoteis luxuosos até seu calçadão de pedras portuguesas que imitam... more

Estar en Copacabana es sentir la esencia misma del pueblo brasilero, a pesar de topo sus arenas están limpias, yo... more