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Leblon Beach
Tags: Beach, Brazil, Carnival, Charles Le Blond, City Beach, Ipanema Beach, Leblon Beach
Leblon Beach is located on the lower end of Ipanema Beach and it ends at a rocky point where Avenida Niemeyer rounds the coast. The name Leblon arises from the fact that this area was once owned by Frenchmen “Charles Le Blond”, owner of the fishing company Aliança. Afterwards he sold it to José de Seixas Magalhães, a Portuguese buisnessman.
Leblon Beach is a true city beach and there is a main street right by it. That makes you close to everything while on the beach but on the other hand might not give you the peaceful quiet time that you are looking for
The beach gets crowded during the summer holiday season (which ends with the weekend after carnival) and on the weekends. Unfortunately they don’t have areas for surfers and areas for swimmers and because waves break pretty close to the shore you won’t have too much fun out there when it is crowded.
Walking along Leblon beach is one of the more popular ways for Brazilian women and men to keep themselves active. It’s a very picturesque beach, you’ll find a lookout here where you can take beautiful pictures of Leblon and Ipanema.
This beach is located close to one of Rio’s many favelas. For this reason it’s important to keep your valuables in a safe place when visiting.
This beach is popular with affluent locals and families who live in the upscale Gávea, Jardim, and Leblon neighborhoods nearby. There are a lot of organized beach sport activities on the beach for both adults and children. In the mornings groups of school kids play beach soccer supervised by their teachers. There are also areas on the beach designated for mothers and small children.
In the afternoon and into the early evening, athletic Cariocas (Rio natives) come to the beach after work to play vôlei (volley ball), futevôlei (foot volley ball), and futebol (soccer). Here you will find some of the best sand athletes in Rio, and you may see the occasional celebrity or professional footballer as well.
As in Ipanema Beach and Copacabana Beach, on Sundays the boulevard on the beach side is closed to traffic, as hundreds of people of all ages walk, bike, skate, and run the length of the beach. It’s a great place to bring your camera during the day to take photos
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