The Legendary Beautiful Copacabana Beach

The beautiful Copacabana Beach is anchored at one end by the famous 700 feet Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf Mountain) that sits just off the coast, and on the other end by the old Copacabana Fort.

The 2.5 mile long beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the most popular beaches in the world. Made famous by the nightclubs, casinos, and hotels in the 1950s - Copacabana Beach is lined from one end to the other with tourist class and luxury hotels, indoor and outdoor restaurants, bars, and nightclubs.

The beach itself is quite wide in places and much more flat than in neighboring Ipanema Beach. On the east end it transitions into Leme Beach and ends with the 300 feet (115m) Morro do Leme (Leme Mountain). The streets turn inland at Morro do Leme, which has no coastal road or path around it. Pão de Açúcar can be seen just off the coast on this end of the beach.

Copacabana Beach is marked by Postos 2 - 6 (life guard posts) about every kilometer. This most popular beach in Barzil is illuminated at night by very large lights, giving the entire scene a surreal look and feel. Despite being well lit, it is considered not safe to walk the beach at night, and it's better to stay on the hotel side of the sidewalk late at night.

Most of the tourists and Cariocas (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil residents) congregate from just east of the famous Copacabana Palace Hotel at Posto 2, down to about Posto 5.

In front of the Copacabana Palace Hotel, is the well established gay section of the beach. It's marked by the rainbow flag and is a hive of activity on sunny days.

The most popular sport on this beach as is football (soccer) as we know that Brazil is the most succesful country in FIFA World Cup, and you can find this games being played every few hundred yards throughout the day into the early evening.

Further down at Posto 6, it's a calmer area and caters to the affluent crowds of beach goers who stay at the expensive hotels on the west end of Copacabana Beach.

Also at Posto 6, is what's left of a small fishing village. This very special place is best visited early in the morning as fishermen head out to sea in their small boats, and in the early evening when they return to clean and sell their catch right on the beach.

On the west end of Copacabana Beach, out on the point, is the 1914 Forte de Copacabana with it's 30 feet block walls. It's a great place to walk out to over look the sea. 

At the other end of the beach stands 300 ft high Morro do Leme with it's 18th century fort on top. Take the nature hike up to the fort and enjoy panoramic views of Rio de Janeiro.

Copacabana Beach has calm waves and waters which makes for great wading, swimming, and body surfing. Vendors line the beach renting umbrellas, lounge chairs, and all manner of drinks and snacks. [source : Copacabana Beach]

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