10 Amazing Places in Rio de Janeiro for a Beach Vacation
| January 13, 2016
Leme Beach
Located further down from Copacabana, Leme beach is most noteworthy for its picturesque location next to Morro do Leme (Leme Hill). One of the city’s best kept secrets, anyone can hike up Leme Hill, which is actually very safe and owned by the military, for the best views of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Pao de Acucar and Copacabana beach.
Leme Beach itself is busy but less packed than Copacabana or Ipanema, and has a number of beachside kiosks for snacks and caipirinhas.
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