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Ipanema Beach

Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Featured Review : You’re likely to find more than just one girl from Ipanema Beach. Heck, you’ll even see a few guys. Everything you’ve ever heard about this world-famous beach, popularized by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes’ 1962 hit "G...See Full Review

  • #6 most popular
    thing to do in Rio de Janeiro
  • Avg. User Rating:
    4 out of 5 stars

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Ipanema Beach Reviews

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Ipanema Beach

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Mr. Wonka from Brooklyn, New York
  • June 20, 2004
Ipanema Beach
Quote: You’re likely to find more than just one girl from Ipanema Beach. Heck, you’ll even see a few guys. Everything you’ve ever heard about this world-famous beach, popularized by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes’ 1962 hit "Girl from Ipanema," is true.... Read the full Ipanema Beach review

From journal Thumbs Up Rio!

Ipanema Beach

  • 4 out of 5 stars by DT from LOS ANGELES, California
  • November 26, 2002
Quote: Ipanema Beach is the nicest beach in the city. All the beaches in Rio have a different feel to them and are great in their own ways. Ipanema seemed to be the cleanest and a little more upscale than the other beaches. Unfortunately, there isn’t a... Read the full Ipanema Beach review

From journal Rio, Life's a beach.

Ipanema

  • 3 out of 5 stars by EriksA1 from East Amherst, New York
  • January 24, 2001
Quote: Being a white guy, it was like wearing a big "tourist" sign on my head, because everyone there is dark skinned. But to me that was only a small drawback. I loved walking on Ipanema. It has pure white sand, green waves, there are people everywhere... Read the full Ipanema Beach review

From journal My first international travel experience

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Ipanema Beach

  • 4 out of 5 stars by parramore from new york, New York
  • December 1, 2000
Ipanema Beach
Quote: Ipanema is a cleaner and more refined-feeling beach than Copacabana. I was charmed to see kids playing in organized soccer games on the sand, making sure that the next generation of Brazilian players carries on the great tradition. Walking along the... Read the full Ipanema Beach review

From journal Rio: Brazil's Cultural Paradise

Ipanema (where Farme de Amoedo street ends)

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Clabrazil from Frankfurt, Germany
  • August 24, 2000
Ipanema (where Farme de Amoedo street ends)
Quote: There you'll feel like home. Or like in Paradise, cause the boys go there to see and be seen by each other. You will surely understand why 'cariocas' (Rio's inhabitants) are so much into sports once you've been sun tanning among all those handsome —... Read the full Ipanema Beach review

From journal Gay Rio