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Arpoador

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Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Dramatic sunset views, surfing, and beach gym activities  

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Sylvain Le François

Google
Famous beach, chill and safe. Can walk

Ss Ss

Google
Praia do Arpoador is a unique beach with amazing views in Rio de Janeiro. The beach itself borders the famous Leblon beach, which is considered one of the safest places in the famous Rio de Janeiro. Right next to the beach itself is the famous Pedra do Arpoador lookout point from where we can also enjoy the amazing views, as well as the waves crashing on the rocks there. The beach itself is very narrow, but its shape and the views in the background are electrifyingly impressive. Definitely a place worth recommending.

Lucia Svane

Google
Loved this beach so much, great for surfers too, it’s big and friendly, if you come to Rio you definitely should visit it❤️

Rodrigo Gonzalez

Google
Go up the rocks and enjoy another great view of Rio. You can see the beaches of Arpoador, Ipanema and Leblon on your right and maybe you can get a quick view of the Christ statue if you look behind the buildings. If you are there, just wait until the sunset, and enjoy the view.

Iulia Udovitina

Google
A beautiful place to take photos and videos and to chill in the sun. You can also find a lot of activities like an improvised beach gym, surfing, table tennis and others

Around The World

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Absolutely love this place. Go here often during my 3-month stay.

Mathias Reeck

Google
I really love love love this place, especially with sunrise and in the evening. A breathtaking view to Ipanema beach and all the lights a long the beach till the end with Vidigal.

Timothy Cheah

Google
One of the best places in Rio to chill, catch the sunset, waves crashing to shore, see dusk turn to night, catch the lights of the opposite city slowly turn on, and look above to a starry night sky.