Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Morro Cantagalo in the background.
The sky was completely clear, and there were tons of tourists on the beach.




The omnipresent Cristo Redentor, trying his best to bless the bohemian zoo below.




Common scene around Copacabana Beach.
Dois Irmãos is the peak in the background.




Looking west down Copacabana,
toward Morro Cantagalo, and Morro do Cabrito




These are some of the oldest granite pillars and hills in the world.




Military base by Praia do Diabo




Most of the sand sculptors wanted money to take pictures of their work.




The birthplace of the thong bikini.




Pão de Açucar - Sugarloaf




Looking east down Copacabana Beach the pointy peak at the end is the Sugarloaf.




When you say Copacabana, most people think about this. Even Women.




Tons of people playing soccer on the beach.




Pão de Açucar
This is where they filmed part of the James Bond movie, Moonraker.
If you've seen it, It's the scene where "Jaws" bites through the cable with his metal teeth.




"At the Copa, Copacabana, music and passion were always in fashion."
I'll bet Barry Manilow looked like a dork while he strutted his skinny white ass down this beach.