beach
Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeiro's legendary four-kilometre stretch of sand framed by dramatic mountains and buzzing with energy.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America
About Ipanema
Ipanema works well as a base: 5 minutes from Vidigal, 3km from Copacabana Beach.
Ipanema is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with about 37,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vidigal, about 4 km away.
Ipanema (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipaˈnẽmɐ]) 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" ("Garota de Ipanema"), written by AntônioRead more
Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. It borders the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Leblon, and Lagoa.
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What is there to see near Ipanema?
Within an hour or so of Ipanema: Copacabana Beach (3 km), Christ the Redeemer (4 km), Rebouças Tunnel (5 km), Vista Chinesa (5 km).
Where is Ipanema?
Ipanema is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, about 4 km from Vidigal.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 37,392
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -22.9844, -43.2028
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Worth the detour from Ipanema
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Christ the Redeemer
Towering 30-metre Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ atop Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
4 km · about 5 min drive
tunnel
Rebouças Tunnel
Twin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.
5 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Vista Chinesa
A pagoda-style belvedere built in 1903 in the Tijuca forest, giving a framed view over the Lagoa, Corcovado, Ipanema and Sugarloaf. Reachable by car on the Estrada da Vista Chinesa.
5 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)
A granite peak rising 396 meters from Guanabara Bay, reached by cable car with sweeping views of Rio's beaches, mountains, and cityscape.
6 km · about 10 min drive
photogenic
Escadaria Selaron
A staircase between Lapa and Santa Teresa covered by Chilean artist Jorge Selaron in over 2,000 tiles sent from 60 countries, worked on daily from 1990 until his death in 2013.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
Confeitaria Colombo
An 1894 Rio patisserie of Belgian mirrors, Portuguese tiles and jacaranda cabinets, built when the city was flush with coffee money and still serving pastel de nata under a vast stained-glass skylight.
9 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Museu do Amanhã
Science museum by Santiago Calatrava on Rio's revitalised Praça Mauá waterfront, adjacent to the port district drive.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Ipanema
- Right hereRebouças TunnelTwin-bore road tunnel under the Tijuca massif linking Rio's South Zone to the North Zone, about 2.8 kilometres long.
- Right hereVista ChinesaA pagoda-style belvedere built in 1903 in the Tijuca forest, giving a framed view over the Lagoa, Corcovado, Ipanema and Sugarloaf. Reachable by car on the Estrada da Vista Chinesa.
- Right hereSugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)A granite peak rising 396 meters from Guanabara Bay, reached by cable car with sweeping views of Rio's beaches, mountains, and cityscape.
- Right hereRio-Niterói Bridge13 km box-girder giant striding across Guanabara Bay: the longest bridge in the Southern Hemisphere at its opening in 1974, with sweeping views of Rio's skyline.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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