Copacabana

Copacabana is known all over the world. The glory days were in the 50’s, full of charm and glamour, especially around the Copacabana Palace. The most important Hollywood stars stayed in the hotel, like Sinatra among others turning the eyes of the world towards our direction.

Unfortunately Copacabana got old, the glamour of past times is no longer there but it continues marvelous. The gorgeous beach with the view of the Sugar Loaf makes a stunning sunset.

In its sinuously designed sidewalk people jog and practice sports all day long. The favorite ones are soccer, volleyball, futvoley (a volleyball game played with the feet in the beach court made in Rio) and frescobol(another carioca sport without winners or losers, 2 cooperative players with  wood rackets keeping the ball in the air as long as possible).

In the afternoon nothing better than coconut water or an almost frozen beer (yeah, here cold is not enough) in one of the kiosks along the beach to finish a stressful day of work completes the perfect set.

Today with more or less 200 hotels, Copacabana attracts tourist all year, people from all over the globe come with the desire to be in it, but sadly they’re not the only ones attracted.

All the movement, the money from overseas brought also the worse in a big metropolis,

Pickpockets, prostitutes, drug dealers, “professionals” of exploring the tourist not the tourism.

Check out all the “Watch out’s” we prepare for you.

Nothing to worry much, you just have to pay attention in certain areas, and follow our advices, that’s all. 

When is late night, the Atlantica Avenue you can find all kind of “business”.
Through time Copacabana became a touristy neighborhood and the locals started to explore other parts of the city like Ipanema.

Map of Copacabana