Rio de Janeiro Beaches

Rio de Janeiro Beaches When you look at a map of Rio, it immediately becomes apparent how prominent a part beaches play in the landscape and topography of the city.

Beaches - part of the Carioca consciousness

As a tropical resort, Rio de Janeiro offers miles of golden beaches, including, Ipanema and Copacabana, two of the most famous stretches of sand in the world with near-perfect weather all year round.

It is no coincidence that Brazilians are the undisputed kings and queens of beach cool.

The tropical sun and glorious beaches have fostered a sense that life is a perennial beauty contest.

Singer Caetano Veloso once observed in an interview in "The New Yorker" that staying young is an idea that is present all over the world, but in Brazil it is an obsession.

It is expecially true in Rio.

The environment has played a major role in shaping the essence of Brazilianness. As an American writer once observed, Brazlians are "drowned in beauty."

The lush landscape and warm climate have created an overripe sensuality that permeates every level of society.

The resplendence of the land has contributed to the popular, if tongue in cheek, saying "God is a Brazliian."

Rio de Janeiro Beaches