Surfing at Barra da Tijuca beach, Brazil
Barra da Tijuca beach is one of the best places in the world. The beach located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 12 Km of clean and tropical green water. A city hot, squeezed by mountains and sea and stunning scenery, Rio de Janeiro is the postcard from Brazil in the world .Barra da Tijuca is also often frequented by refreshing waves inviting to surfing both for beginners and experienced surfers. It’s well known for it’s giant waves, white sand, and beautiful people.
If you’re lucky you may even see some famous people such as Rodrigo Santoro, surfing some waves, or Gisele Bundchen, soaking up the sun.
An extension of Barra da Tijuca Beach is called Praia do Pepê. This name was given to the beach, cause Pepê was the nickname of a young boy selling beer, mineral water and home made, natural sandwiches at the beach as well as practicing many sports. One of them was hang gliding, from which he died some years ago while flying. As he was very popular, people decided to give his name to the small extension of the beach. Other sports like Kite surfing are often practiced there. You can get to Barra da Tijuca beach in many ways. The majority of buses don’t pass the whole beach extension, so if you want to go by bus , it will leave you on the backstreet and you have to walk a little bit. There are some vans that go to Barra as well, but if you want a safe bet, the best option is to take a cab or rent a car to go to Barra, since it’s a very big place. If you want to take a buss: Buses from downtown to Barra : 175, 179 (Alvorada) Vans: they pass through Copacabana beach, Ipanema, Leblon and downtown Rio. Just stick your hand out when they approach you and they’ll pick you up. Vans are cheap, but you might have some hassle traveling with a longboard. The buses and vans take less time to get to Barra when they use LINHA AMARELA highway. This will save you about 20 minutes on the road
