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Praia de Copacabana Review
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Praia de Copacabana 
- Address: Av. Princesa Isabel to Rua Francisco Otaviano, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
- Category: Neighborhoods/Streets, Beaches
- Location: Copacabana
Fodor's Review:
Maddening traffic, noise, packed apartment blocks, and a world-famous beach -- this is Copacabana, or Manhattan with bikinis. Walk along the neighborhood's classic crescent to dive headfirst into Rio's beach culture, a cradle-to-grave lifestyle that begins with toddlers accompanying their parents to the water and ends with silver-haired seniors walking hand in hand along the sidewalk. Copacabana hums with activity: you're likely to see athletic men playing volleyball using only their feet and heads, not their hands -- a sport Brazilians have dubbed futevôlei. As you can tell by all the goal nets, soccer is also popular, and Copacabana frequently hosts the annual world beach soccer championships. You can swim here, although pollution levels and a strong undertow can sometimes be discouraging. Pollution levels change daily and are well publicized; someone at your hotel should be able to get you the information.
Copacabana's privileged live on beachfront Avenida Atlântica, famed for its wide mosaic sidewalks designed by Burle Marx, and for its grand hotels -- including the Copacabana Palace Hotel -- and cafés with sidewalk seating. On Sunday two of the avenue's lanes are closed to traffic and are taken over by joggers, rollerbladers, cyclists, and pedestrians.
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