was always keen to see the famous Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. Was there on a business trip and had the chance to stay in a hotel close to the beach. The hotel was not nice and the neighbourhood was not that safe in the evneing. I jogged along the beach next morning and felt like being somewhere in... More

While much of Copacabana gives an air of being a touch faded in comparison to Ipanema, you can;t deny the beach is pretty great. There's tons of beach side cafes on the promenade and lots of vendors to browse at night time. On the weekends the beach is packed so if you're looking to escape the crowds (something of an... More

The archetypal city beach, with so much popular social history and multi cultural activity More

The beautiful water, the beautiful sand, the sand sculptures, the mosaic walk ways, the people... this place has a piece of my heart! More

Just how a beach should be, clean and safe. Lots of little cafe's on the promenade where you can drink the water from a freshly opened coconut, delicious! Everyone is very friendly and the evening markets along the promenade offer some great buys. More

Its lareg full of people playing volleyball, swimming, jogging, being healthy. More

beautiful beach where you can swim in clear oceans water or just relax on the warm sand. but it can be dangerous place...avoid walking on the beach, close the water after sunset, its dark and far from people...many thiefs waiting for tourists. they just walking there or sitting on the sand so u can think they just tourists but its... More

It is just a beach! felt safe, with lots of families and even police officers in the evening. More

shores of golden sands - laid back busking and true visions and sunsets of gleaming gold and red hues More