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friends and admirers, including
Angelo de Aquino, Paulo Roberto
Leal, Roberto Moriconi, and
Rubens Guerchman, and hosts
visiting exhibitions, small
concerts, and book launches. It
also has an arts cinema and
theater. Plays are mostly in
Portuguese.
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Map P6 • Av Vieira
Souto 176, Ipanema • (021) 2267 1647 •
Open 3-8pm Tue-Fri, 4-8pm Sat-Sun
A Day at the Beach
Morning
Pack your beach bag with
the minimum and bring a
moderate amount of cash.
To blend in with the locals,
women should slip on a
tanga
(bikini) and a
canga
(sarong). Men should
dress in board shorts over
a
sunga
(rectangular-cut
speedos), and wear a
loose T-shirt. Finish the
look with sunglasses and
chinelos
(flip-flops) - all
available in shops at
Ipanema and Copacabana.
Put a novel and sun cream
(factor 30) in your beach
bag and head to one of
the many juice kiosks in
Ipanema and Copacabana
for a coconut milk or an
açai (see p37)
. Arrive on
the beach before 9:30am
to sunbathe. You will not
overheat as the water
here is surprisingly chilly.
Swim at Leblon, which has
the cleanest water. Areas
with strong currents are
always flagged.
Afternoon
Beachwear is acceptable
everywhere except in
formal lunchtime restau-
rants. Have a relaxed
meal, a coffee, and
browse in the shops along
Rua Garcia d'Avila
. From
3:30pm people begin
surfing, cycling, and
playing beach volleyball or
soccer. Mingle with the
locals or just jog along the
warm sand. Romantic
strolls along the waterfront
are wonderful in the
afternoon and beach
massages are popular as
the air gets cool. After
sunset, head to a
boteco
like
Bar do Vinícius
in
Ipanema for an ice-cold
beer. Return to the hotel
to change before going out
to one of the restaurants
on
Rua Dias Ferreira
.
(
Morro do Leme
This boulder hill watches
over Copacabana from the Leme
end of the beach. It is a great
spot to visit on a Sunday
afternoon, when live
samba
bands play near the seafood
kiosks. Paths and a climbing trail
wind around the rock, but these
are not safe without a guide -
assaults and robberies are not
uncommon here
(see p25)
.
)
Museu H. Stern
The workshops in Brazil's
largest jewelry chain are open
to tour groups, who can watch
stones being cut, polished, and
set. The guides are knowledge-
able about these processes, so
be sure to ask questions. Visits
finish at the museum shop,
where a series of carefully lit
display cases show pieces from
H. Stern's latest jewelry
catalogue.
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Map M5 • Rua Garcia
d'Ávila 113, Ipanema • (021) 2259 7442
Jewelry at Museu H. Stern
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