Sign up for our newsletter
Sign up for our newsletter packed with travel features, competitions, holiday inspiration and travel deals.
Promotional Features
Club Med offers premium all-inclusive holidays
With Club Med all-inclusive you can expect stunning locations, superb accommodation, gourmet food, endless snacks and drinks from the barRead more
Your holiday starts at the airport
Plan, pre-book and be prepared. Read our top tips for a headache free start to your holiday.Read more
Luxury for Less: South West England specials
Read this weeks hand-picked exclusive 'South West' special deals. Hurry, book before they are gone! Read more
Copacabana
A large suburb of Rio, Copacabana is best known for its amazing, wide, sandy beach that stretches for 4km (2.5 miles). The beach is hugely popular with both residents and tourists and usually lies beneath a mass of beautiful and fit bodies. Carioca girls, in minimalist bikinis, bask in the scorching sun alongside families with their youngsters, geriatrics and business people. The beach is always a hive of activity. Displaying the Brazilians' passion for sport, joggers and power walkers use the trademark wavy black and white mosaic path that fringes the beach, cyclists whizz by in the cycle lane and the soccer fields and volleyball courts are in constant use. Strong currents can prove dangerous for swimmers, although an excellent lifeguard system exists.
The fishing community of Copacabana only became part of Rio when tunnels were built for the Rio Tramway. In 1923, the Copacabana Palace Hotel was inaugurated and other hotels, nightclubs and casinos attracted the rich and famous during the 1930s and 40s. Nowadays, hotels and apartment blocks dominate the skyline along the busy avenues and crowded beach. It is advisable for visitors to take the very minimum of possessions and money, as the easily identifiable tourist is an obvious target for petty thieves.
Address:
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Brazil
Disabled access:
Yes
Unesco:
No Do you have any Feedback about this page?
© 2012 Columbus Travel Media Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission, click here for information on Columbus Content Solutions.



