Surfing
Print
Email
Save to Favorites
Trip Ideas
View This Map
--- Click to Enlarge ---
Rio is a surfers’ haven, luring wave junkies from around the world to the beaches of Arpoador, Barra, Recreio, Prainha, and Grumari. If you want to hone your technique, Escola de Surf Rico de Souza (tel. 21/2438-1821, www.ricosurf.globo.com) offers daily lessons at its headquarters (in front of Posto 4 at Barra) and at Prainha. Private lessons (including equipment) cost R$60 per person for one hour.
The school has lots of information about surfing conditions, events, and equipment rental. It even operates a special surfer bus service (R$2), with buses departing daily from Largo de Machado in Botafogo and stopping off at all the best surf spots between Copacabana and Prainha.
To buy or rent surf equipment, check out the stores at Galeria River in Arpoador (Rua Francisco Otaviano, 67).
© Michael Sommers from Moon Brazil, 2nd Edition
Buy Moon Travel Guides
Search
Moon Travel Guides make independent travel and outdoor exploration fun and accessible. With expert and adventurous travel writers delivering a mix of honest insight, first-rate strategic travel advice, insider travel tips and an essential dose of humor, Moon Travel Guides ensure that travelers have an uncommon and entirely satisfying experience. Each travel book is filled with unique trip ideas, easy-to-use maps, and detailed information on sights, restaurants, and accommodations. Moon Travel Guides not only point you in the right direction, they inspire new ideas and adventure. Whether you are seeking a relaxing beach trip to Hawaii, or an adventure travel trip to the rainforests of Costa Rica, Moon guidebooks—and Moon.com—are with you every step of the way. Founded in 1973, the Moon Travel Guides series includes Moon Handbooks, Moon Outdoors, Moon Metro, Moon Living Abroad and Moon Spotlight travel books. Moon is based in Berkeley, California and is a proud member of the Perseus Books Group.