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Arpoador
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thumb|260px|Arpoador rock thumb|260px|Arpoador beach seen from Arpoador rock 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. Part of its territory belongs to the neighbourhood of Ipanema, and part to Copacabana.

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rock formation
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Brazil
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Arpoador Rock and City Mountains 1.jpg
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Arpoador
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  • Surfing
  • Sunset
  • Walking
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thumb|260px|Arpoador rock thumb|260px|Arpoador beach seen from Arpoador rock 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. 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. The rock outcropping creates stable left breakers up to 7–10 feet high.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arpoador” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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