Ipanema beach
Ipanema is a neighbourhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema became known internationally with the popularity of the bossa nova song, "The Girl from Ipanema", written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz and Arpoador.
Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz
Park
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Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz is a park, which is situated 420 metres north of Ipanema beach.
Arpoador
Beach
Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arpoador is a region located on the southern zone of the city Rio de Janeiro, in a small peninsula between Ipanema and Copacabana. Part of its territory belongs to the neighbourhood of Ipanema, and part to Copacabana. Arpoador is situated 1¼ km east of Ipanema beach.
General Osório Square
Park
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General Osório Square is a square in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The square is bordered to the north by Rua Visconde de Pirajá, the main commercial street in Ipanema; Rua Jangadeiros to the east; Rua Prudente de Morais to the south, which extends west from the square; and the small Rua Teixeira de Melo to the west. General Osório Square is situated 780 metres east of Ipanema beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ipanema and Zona Sul.
Ipanema
Suburb
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Ipanema is a neighbourhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema became known internationally with the popularity of the bossa nova song, "The Girl from Ipanema", written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes.
Zona Sul
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Zone of Rio de Janeiro is where most tourists usually stay. Lots of hotels, from the fancy 5-stars like Copacabana Palace to hostels, are to be found in the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, which also have three famous beaches, the latter two just being separated by the canal that drains the Lagoa into the sea.
Leblon
Suburb
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leblon is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is also the name of the local beach. The neighborhood is located in the South Zone of the city, between Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Morro Dois Irmãos and the Jardim de Alah channel, bordering the Gávea, Ipanema, Lagoa, and Vidigal neighborhoods.
Ipanema beach
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Harpoador”, “Praia da Canoa na Costa do Mar”, “Praia da Restinga”, “Praia de Fora”, “Praia de Ipanema”, and “Sacopenapã”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.9873° or 22° 59′ 14″ southLongitude
-43.20507° or 43° 12′ 18″ westOpen location code
589R2Q7V+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 42364539OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachWikidata ID
Q3390838
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Ipanema beach” goes by many names.
- French: “plage d’Ipanema”
- French: “Plage d’Ipanema”
- Galician: “Praia de Ipanema”
- Italian: “Spiaggia di Ipanema”
- Korean: “이파네마 해변”
- Portuguese: “Praia de ipanema”
- Portuguese: “Praia de Ipanema”
- Russian: “Пляж Ипанема”
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