Best place to stay while in Rio. Beautiful beach and beautiful people. Fasano Hotel or Marina All Suites further down in Leblon! Great restaurants and boutiques just a block off the beach. Wonderful juice bars on Rua Visconde de Piraja for after beach refreshment. Shop for Jewelry at H. Stern or Amsterdam Sauer or go to the "Hippie Fair" for uncut stones on Sunday on Praca General Osorio. Stop by "The Girl from Ipanema" Bar for a "Chopp" and watch the people go by just as Antonio Jobim and Vinicious de Moraes did 50 years ago when they penned the famous song.