located in
leblon, in rio's
zona sul, in the same stretch home to
ipanema
and
arpoador
beaches,
leblon beach is
one of the most famous beaches in rio.
the beach is nearly identical to
ipanema
beach, with similar waves and currents.
about 1.2 km in length, leblon beach is between
the water canal jardim the alah (allah's garden) and the
beginning of
avenida niemeyer, the base of the
dois irmãosmountain.