Rio is a great place to get some R&R. Great food, beach & night life, but the dollor is weak. I will go there to see the girls on copa beach what a site!

I like this beach, but to much people. You can find better places taking tours to other places at Rio. You can rent boats during the day and know many places and beaches. During the travel Boats stop on the sea and visitors can swim at the sea. Under the sea you will find many kind of life , fishes of different colours and the like.

Awesome beach! Very beautiful, and of course beautiful Brazilian women! It's nice all around (weather if you are just walking along, sunbathing, etc). Got to love the coconut stands too! Can't wait to go back!

Great place to visit in rio. One of the best sopts of the city. You also must visit the Ipanema and Leblon beaches. In Barra you can go to Joatinga also.

like most people will say the brazilians are truly the friendliest people i have ever met,, copocabana is a very dirty beach in my opinion every time you want to cool of in the often polluted water you will find that if no one is watching your towel and top it wil be gone within the 5 minutes of being in the water,,, it is a haven for thieves and hookers

The beach is as beautiful in person as it is in the postcards. Beautiful views from all parts of the Copa. Great shopping bargains at the evening bazaar. Spent a lot of time on the Avenue, day and night. I was warned of the dangers of the Copa and Rio in general, never a moment of where I felt afraid or threatened. Loved every moment. Very romantic settings along the Avenue on both sides (hotel side and the beach side). Great place for strolling, relaxing and people watching.

If you like large sweaty crowds of lower class and gay tourists, Copacabana is your place. Otherwise head to Ipanema for better beaches, food, and accomodations.

Everyone in the world has heard about the Copacabana and if you're in Rio you are not going to avoid it are you? Nice very wide beach that connects to Ipanema to the south. There was some kind of greenish scum all along on the edge of the waterline when I was there....not sure whether it was pollution or some type of algae. I liked the coconut trees along the beach. On Sundays, they close off the ocean side of the avenue Atlantica to cards for pedestrian traffic...and a whole bunch of people take their Sunday morning walks seriously walking very briskly on the avenue.

Copacabana must be one of the world's most famous and beautiful beaches! Certain people who have heard of Copacabana might even know that Natasha Bedingfield's 'These Words' was filmed on the famous beach. With some of the fanciest hotels (Le Meridien, Luxor, J.W Mariott) in the city, this beach is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. With it's many beachside stalls and markets you surely won't leave deprived of snacks, drinks and souvenirs. BEWARE: On national holidays when people in Rio De Janeiro don't work, the beach gets VERY crowded! Enjoy!

Copacabana was great. i met heaps of new friends at the beach and the shops are awesome. i loved it so much that i decided to do a school assessment task.