Copacabana Beach

Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Copacabana Beach, Brazil
Photo: Gustavo Facci from Argentina, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
December to March
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

This crescent of sand in Rio de Janeiro stretches for roughly four kilometres beneath apartment towers and mountain backdrops. Its mosaic promenade and year-round crowds make it one of the most recognised urban shorelines in the world.

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