Beach shower

Don't they look inviting, so cool? The people seem to be enjoying it all so much.

Well, be careful. A study, recently done by PUC, has determined that the water is extremely polluted. People urinate in the shower, the urine goes back into the water table and comes back as ammonia. You might get a disease, so resist the temptation.

 

O Carangueijo

Should you be in Copacabana hungering for seafood, this is the place for you.
A pleasant restaurant, with inside and outside dining, and also a take-out station right next to it, it is known for its fresh and tasty seafood.
I confess that we have only visited it once, having only discovered it towards the end of our stay in Rio, but what we had was delicious. And I did not even have my camera with me, I will have to improve this post ASAP.
Should you go, please send your comments and pictures if possible.

The restaurant is located very near the metro station of Cantagalo.

Rua Barata Ribeiro, 771
Copacabana

Ozone Indicator

Look at this amazing service for all us beach and sunshine lovers. It will tell you exactly what PFS to use depending on your skin color.

It resides on the sidewalk on Copacabana near Posto 5. On that particular day, 30 pfs was recommended for light skins and 15 for darker skin tones. It also told us that the water was not exactly recommended for swimming and that the temperature was 28 C.

Cafe Colombo

A Victorian tearoom and restaurant that has been open since 1894. It's the perfect place to kick back with some coffee and pastries after touring Centro or taking your lady friend/s for a lovely lunch.

For a few years now Café Colombo has an offspring in Copacabana, right by the ocean in the military fort. It provides a lovely view over Copacabana Beach and the Sugarloaf.

Rua Gonçalves Dias, 32
Centro

Quick Galeto

The best galeto (spring chicken) in the city
Only R$8.90 (2007) for the simple dish, of course, though the fries are also delicious
Open since 1972
It sells an average of 500 galetos a day (they must be doing something right, right?)

Rua Duvivier 25, Copacabana

Bar Luiz

The best chopp in Rio

The longest coil - 55m (did you know that the longer the coil the creamier the foam?)

One of the oldest bars in the center of town, built in 1887 by the son of swiss immigrants

Open from noon until the last guest departs

The menu consists of German food like Kassler Ripchen, sausages, potato salad etc.

Rua da Carioca 39

Or else go to the modern offspring where the beer is also delicious and the foam creamy

Right in front of the Copacabana Palace

You can see the world go by and enjoy the breeze from the ocean

Adega Pérola

A casual and charming place

About 100 diferent savory tidbits, mainly seafood

Secret recipes brought from the Madeira Islands

Very cold beer to relieve your thirst

Open since 1961

Open Mondays thru Saturdays from 10am thru midnight

Rua Siqueira Campos, 138 Copacabana - Zona Sul - 2255-9425

Credit cards accepted (AMEX excepted)

And don't forget a last sip for the road - how about pinguinha mineira? (firewater from Minas Gerais)