The Most Beautiful Rio de Janeiro Beaches, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (B)

Lined with golden sand along the eastern and southern extremities, Rio de Janeiro beaches among them the Ipanema beach and Copacabana inform its social make-up, fashion and leisure.

A stream of vendors hauls from barbecued cheese and iced tea to trays of cocktails, maintaining the buzz much alive.

Jogging, beach volley, surfing swimming and an awful lot of loafing in your bikinis and skimpy trunks, so rent a parasol and deck chair and kick back a best lazy weekend imaginable at the Rio beaches.

The iconic stretch is flanked by high rise hotels in the foreground and mountains in the background.

Past Copacabana, you will reach the upscale neighborhood the beach of Ipanema famously associated with the catchy tune “The Lass from Ipanema.” This beach seems to be teeming with a slew of well toned and tanned gentlemen as well as tan and lovely women.

True to the count, this beach you will want to see and be seen. Vendor’s criss-cross selling an array of goods from coconuts, books, beach towels, beers to bathing suits. Be prepared to bump into soccer, volleyball games and water sports like wakeboarding and surfing. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).