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Ipanema is a neighborhood located on the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema was immortalized in the song “The Girl from Ipanema”, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and performed by Jobim, João and Astrud Gilberto, and Stan Getz. The song reached the U.S. top 5 in the summer of 1964. Most of the land that Ipanema consists of today once belonged to José Antonio Moreira Filho, Baron of Ipanema. The word “Ipanema” comes from the old Tupi language, meaning “bad water”; in the sense of bad for fishing, since the waves die too close to the sand, pushing fish away. Ipanema gained fame with the start of the bossa nova sound, when its residents Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes created their ode to their neighborhood, “Girl from Ipanema.” Nice, hot, romantic tourist spot form your 2008 holidays.

Travel direction: 22° 59′ 1.75″ S, 43° 12′ 16.3″ W

March 3rd, 2008 | Tags: antonio carlos jobim, astrud gilberto, girl from ipanema, rio de janeiro, rio de janeiro brazil | Category: South America | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL