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Claim to Fame
One of the most chic and trend-setting topless beaches on the planet, Ipanema Beach is the subject fantasy of the 1962 song, “The Girl from Ipanema” by Antonio Carlos and Vinicius de Moraes.
- Where is Ipanema Beach? on the east coast of southern Brazil, at the Tropic of Capricorn on the Atlantic Ocean
- Coordinates: latitude» -22.9868°
longitude» -43.2117° - Water Type: saltwater
- Climate: tropical
- Development: section of a large urban area
- Length of Beach:
- Type: white sand
25°C | 77°F
Partly CloudyWind: NNE 9Kmph
Humidity: 54%
27°C | 17°C
80°F | 62°F
28°C | 17°C
83°F | 62°F
30°C | 19°C
85°F | 65°F
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85°F | 68°F
28°C | 20°C
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48 Ipanema Beach Attractions, Points of Interest and Landmarks located within 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) of Ipanema Beach
- Platforma Theatre » 0.9m/1.4km
- Botanical Garden Jardin Botanico » 1.5m/2.5km
- Parque Henrique Lage » 1.8m/2.9km
- Downtown Copacabana » 2.1m/3.4km
- Avenida Atlantica » 2.4m/3.8km
- Corcovado Christo Redentor » 2.4m/3.8km
- Museu do Indio » 2.7m/4.4km
- Downtown Botafogo » 3.2m/5.1km
- Museu Internacional de Arte Naif » 3.3m/5.3km
- Gavea Golf and Country Club » 3.4m/5.5km
- Tijuca National Park » 3.5m/5.6km
- Downtown Flamengo » 4.3m/7km
- Museu do Acude » 4.4m/7.1km
- Sugar Loaf Mountain Pao de Acucar » 4.5m/7.2km
- Palacio do Catete » 4.8m/7.7km
- Church of Our Lady of the Glory of the Outeiro » 5.1m/8.2km
- Ruins Park Parque das Ruinas » 5.1m/8.2km
- Museu da Chacara do Ceu » 5.1m/8.3km
- Sambodrome » 5.4m/8.7km
- Arcos da Lapa » 5.5m/8.8km
- Quinta da Boa Vista » 5.5m/8.8km
- Catedral de Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro » 5.6m/9km
- Museum of Modern Art » 5.6m/9km
- Estadio Mario Filho Maracana » 5.7m/9.1km
- National Library Biblioteca Nacional » 5.8m/9.3km
- Teatro Municipal Rio de Janeiro » 5.8m/9.3km
- National Fine Arts Museum Museu Nacional de Belas » 5.8m/9.4km
- Nova Livraria Leonardo da Vinci » 5.9m/9.5km
- Convent of St Anthony Convento Do Santo Antonio » 5.9m/9.5km
- Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport SDU » 5.9m/9.6km
- Santa Cruz Forta » 6m/9.6km
- Itanhanga Golf Club » 6.1m/9.8km
- National History Museum Museu Historico Nacional » 6.2m/10km
- Praca Quinze » 6.3m/10.1km
- Church of Our Lady of the Candelaria » 6.3m/10.2km
- Downtown Barra da Tijuca » 6.4m/10.3km
- Sao Bento Monastery » 6.5m/10.4km
- Ilha Fiscal » 6.6m/10.6km
- Pico Fort » 6.6m/10.6km
- Barra da Tijuca » 6.7m/10.8km
- Rio Branco Fort » 6.8m/10.9km
- Sao Luiz Fort » 6.8m/10.9km
- Museum of Contemporary Art » 7.7m/12.4km
- Parque da Cidade » 9m/14.5km
- Rio de Janeiro Antonio Carlos Jobim Intl Airport » 12.3m/19.8km
- Casa do Pontal Museum » 19m/30.6km
- Prainha » 19m/30.7km
- Sitio Roberto Burle Marx » 21.5m/34.7km
Regarded as classier and trendier than its next-door neighbor, Copacabana Beach, Ipanema Beach is a long, languid stretch of sand that is no less known for borderline nudity. Located in an affluent neighborhood, it is accordingly jammed with upscale (and expensive) restaurants, boutiques, art galleries, theaters, cafés and it has two universities.
Upper-middle class locals are the norm; the rich, famous and beautiful live here. But the name, in the ancient local language, means “bad water”; it’s fine for swimming, but was thus named for the poor fishing. Nobody comes here to catch fish, anyway!
While Ipanema Beach boasts a significantly lower crime rate than neighboring Copacabana Beach, there are other dangers. In the winter, the surf can attain heights of nine feet or more, and there is risk to swimmers and novice surfers. The ocean swells help keep the beachside water clean, so they have their benefits.
On Sundays the road closes to the beach is shut down to vehicular traffic and becomes a pedestrian mall where people enjoy the freedom to use it for walking, bicycling, rollerblading and skateboarding.
A portion of Ipanema Beach is a designated LGBT area, a popular concept, and demarcated with rainbow flags. Another section is dedicated space for mothers with babies and young children. Beach sports are played throughout the beach; the favorites are beach volleyball and soccer, and an innovative combination of the two. A visit to Ipanema Beach will explain how those song lyrics came to be written; just look around!
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