Arpoador

22°59′26″S 43°11′30″W / 22.99056°S 43.19167°W / -22.99056; -43.19167

Arpoador rock
Arpoador beach seen from Arpoador rock
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.