The bar Garota de Ipanema features a glass-enclosed corner tucked between two busy streets, marked by a vintage mural of a girl and a guitar on the wall. Originally opened in nineteen sixty-two as Bar Veloso, it became the regular hangout…
Bossa Nova in Ipanema
This self-guided walk traces the birth of Brazil's elegant 1950s musical movement through the breezy streets of Ipanema and Arpoador. You will visit the legendary bars, beachside statues, and quiet corners where legendary artists gathered to shape a global sound.
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1. Garota de Ipanema
2. Estátua de Dorival Caymmi
The bronze figure of Dorival Caymmi sits relaxed on a bench near the Copacabana shoreline, his guitar resting against his leg as he gazes out toward the Atlantic. Created by sculptor Christina Motta, this statue honors the Bahian musician…
3. Estátua de Tom Jobim
The bronze figure of Tom Jobim stands on the sand of Ipanema Beach with a guitar slung over his shoulder and a cigarette held between his fingers. Sculptor Mario Pitanguy cast the musician in two thousand and fourteen to mark the twentieth…
4. Praça General Osório
Praça General Osório features a dense canopy of ancient almond and pau-brasil trees that shade the stone pathways even on the brightest Rio afternoons. This square serves as the heart of Ipanema, originally laid out in the late nineteenth…
5. R. Nascimento Silva, 107
The building at number one hundred seven Rua Nascimento Silva is a simple, low-slung apartment block typical of Ipanema in the late fifties. Its claim to fame arrived with Tom Jobim, who lived in apartment two hundred two during the…
6. Restaurante e Bar Garota de Ipanema
The corner of Rua Vinicius de Moraes features a simple facade marked by a small, black-and-white sign bearing the name Garota de Ipanema. In the nineteen sixties, this establishment operated as Bar Veloso. Two frequent patrons, Vinicius de…
7. Vinicius Show Bar
The Vinicius Show Bar occupies a narrow storefront on Rua Vinicius de Moraes with a glass facade that keeps the street life in plain view. Inside, the walls hold framed black and white photographs of the musicians who shaped bossa nova.…
8. Posto 9
Posto nine is marked by a distinctive lifeguard tower standing against the horizon of Ipanema Beach. During the nineteen seventies, this specific patch of sand became the unofficial headquarters for the Galeria de Arte crowd, a group of…