The above photo perfectly shows the area we covered today, and the various beaches we explored. The top arc is Copacabana Beach, running from Sugarloaf Mountain down to Copacabana Fort on the first point. Between the two points on the right side are the smaller beaches of Arpoador and Diablo. The long stretch of beach in the foreground is Ipanema, with the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon behind it. We continued our coastal walk to the point at Arpoador, where we could look down upon Praia do Diablo and Praia do Arpoador in one direction, and watch the surfers enjoy the waves of Ipanema. We continued our walk along the sands of trendy Ipanema Beach. As we joined the famous beach, I was surprised to discover that it too has graffiti and street art along the retaining wall at this far end. We ended up walking to the heart of Ipanema Beach where it was the most crowded, but decided to leave the more upscale end that becomes Leblon Beach for our return at the end of our vacation. Today was originally intended to be all about Copacabana, so we turned around and headed back to sample the caipirhina and relax on Copacabana Beach.
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