There's nothing better than spending a day on the beach, and there is no beach more iconic than Copacabana Beach. The pride and glory of all Carioca's (the name of people who live in the city) on a gorgeous summers day. Always filled and lively on most sunny days there is never a dull moment when you spend a day at Copacabana Beach. For me as an outsider it has a similar resemblance to a zoo, so many people all on the tiny stretch of beach. There are people of all sorts, shapes and sizes, commonly all wearing a similarly barely clad uniform, the heat of the sand and the sun creating a hazy air and in between all the umbrellas and beach chairs walk sales men of all types some with food, other with drinks, there were people selling clothes, shoes, sunglasses, jewellery, oils and creams; weaving there way in and out through the scorching hot sand. Football, volleyball, children swimming, men and women sunbathing, all bronzed under that glorious summer sun. I have never seen nothing quite like it, a chaos that in so many ways is so entrancing that you can’t quite leave, your just stuck there staring in awe. And that's just the beach!
There is also that famous boardwalk, the pattern so famously printed across all sorts of clothing and towels. The board walk is gorgeous and it stretches across the length of the beaches coast line. Here too you will several people walking, riding, skating and jogging. There are plenty of venders here too, although in this city it's hard not find a vender in any place.
The walk to the other end of the beach to the Pedra do Leme is one I certainly recommend after spending a lazy day on the beach. The sunset is no doubt an added bonus and a lovely reward for endeavouring the long stretch of the boardwalk.
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