If you're in Barra da Tijuca, you can head right along the coast to Ipanema
... Venture 
to the coastal, colonial town of Angra dos Reis, nestled at the foot of beautiful, .... 
the Tijuca rainforest on your way up to the base of the statue, where you can take
... [DOC] [TLE] Beaches and coasts of Brazil for geography - Oddizzi [PAR] Rio's beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and Leme are world famous.