Copacabana beach to cover up female sculptures for pope visit Next to a sand sculpture of Pope Francis seated in an armchair under a - real - palm tree, dos Santos' trademark bikini-clad woman, lying on her stomach, now dons a small pleated skirt. But not all are on board with the move to modesty. Rio caricaturist Lan objected to the initiative, stressing that the city exudes sensuality. "It is an exuberant city," he told the daily O Globo. Curves are part of the city's collective imagination and it was not necessary to cover the sculptures. Pope Francis will be in Brazil next week on his first foreign trip to be marked by several historic moments, including addressing youths at Copacabana beach on July 25. He will tour Rio in an open-air jeep without bullet-proof glass, the Vatican has said. Francis will also tour, on foot, one of Rio's notorious 'favelas', with the Vatican saying it was satisfied about security.