Parque Garota de Ipanema

Beautiful Sunset View

We walked about a mile from our beach setup and landed at this part of the beach. There are a lot of vendors here that have some great value to them. I watched the sunset here with a bunch of people. ...

Off a busy street

A park that has direct access to Arpoador beach. It was local holiday and we didn't really explore the park, other than to the beach, where was packed.

Parque Garota de Ipanema

This small park is between Arpoador and the Ipanema area. It has a small kids play area but it looked rather sketchy in the daytime. We used it as a shortcut to get to the Copacabana area.

Small and nice

This is a small and nice park between Copacabana and Ipanema. During the day it seems safe, but during the evening you better avoid it.

Meh, not much

There isn't much to see in this park except for a few playground equipment and exercise stations. The entire park has a solid sand floor which is very uninviting, though a few grassy areas can be had...