At the border with Leblon, and next to Copacabana Beach, Ipanema is one of the most expensive place to live in Rio.
Rua Visconde de Pirajá is the main commercial street in Ipanema, there you'll find banks, bars, restaurants, travel agencies.

Sports

• Beach soccer,
• Beach volleyball,
• Capoeira
• Bodyboarding,
• Foot-volleyball,
• Skimboarding,
• Surfing,