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{{Short description|Region on the southern zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}}
{{Coord|22|59|26|S|43|11|30|W|display=title}}
[[File:Arpoador by Diego Baravelli-08345.jpg|thumb|260px|Arpoador rock]]
[[File:Vista_do_arpoador.jpg|thumb|260px|Arpoador beach seen from Arpoador rock]]
[[File:Arpoador Ricardo Pereira 03.jpg|260px|thumb|[[Ipanema]] seen from Arpoador]]
'''Arpoador''' (literally, ''the harpoon thrower'') is a region located on the southern zone of the city [[Rio de Janeiro]], in a small peninsula between [[Ipanema]] and [[Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro)|Copacabana]]. Part of its territory belongs to the neighbourhood of Ipanema, and part to Copacabana.

==Surfing==
Arpoador is considered one of the best metropolitan surf spots in Rio de Janeiro.<ref name="riotimesonline.com">{{cite web|url=http://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-real-estate/arpoador-living-in-a-surfers-paradise/#|title=Arpoador: Living in a Surfer's Paradise - The Rio Times - Brazil News|date=30 August 2011|website=riotimesonline.com|access-date=23 April 2018}}</ref> The rock outcropping creates stable left breakers up to 7–10 feet high.

Given its metropolitan location, crowds are ferocious and competitive. Given the fact that waves start to break against the rock on a good day, and that a strong [[rip tide]] along the promontory creates a quick re-entry, the take-off point is very small.

==Sunset==
During some time around [[Summer solstice|midsummer]] it is possible to see the Sun setting over the sea from Arpoador, a rare event on the generally eastward-facing Brazilian coast.<ref name="riotimesonline.com"/>  On these occasions crowds gather around the place and cheer when the Sun disappears.

==Walking==
Arpoador is a very popular place for tourists and locals to walk.  Arpoador lies at the end of a 4km walk from Leblon, with a number of cafes located there to allow people to stop to look at the sea or enjoy the sun.  The rock itself is open to the public, with a number of walkways in place to make it easier to scale the rocks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://danhamilton.co.uk/blog/?p=220%2F |title=Daniel Hamilton » A guide for those thinking of visiting Rio de Janeiro for the first time |access-date=2019-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730025701/http://danhamilton.co.uk/blog/?p=220%2F |archive-date=2014-07-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>   

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Rio de Janeiro city neighbourhoods}}

[[Category:Beaches of Rio de Janeiro (city)]]
[[Category:Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro]]
[[Category:Surfing locations in Brazil]]


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