By bus:  The cheapest way to go to Abrico Beach from Copacabana (or in any location near sea on South Zone) is take bus 175 (Barra da Tijuca or Recreio) or S-20 (Recreio) on Atlantica Avenue  (except sundays), in Copacabana, (on sundays you can get the buses on Barata Ribeiro street) (from Ipanema you must take the bus on Vieira Souto Avenue or in Leblon, in Delfim Moreira Avenue)  and get off in front of Barra Shopping (center), in Barra da Tijuca. Then take the bus 703 (Recreio) and take off in front of Condomínio MARAMAR. Go to the way up side the sea, through Prainha. When go down in Grumari, look to the sea and go left. Abricó beach is behind big stones.

Also lines 749 (Cascadura-Recreio) and 702 (Recreio-Rio das Pedras) go close Maramar condomínio on Macumba's beach.

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Instead you get off the bus in front of MARAMAR residences you can do in front of RECREIO SHOPPING CENTER, and then take a taxi to Abrico Beach. Costs approximately 13 reais (Us$ 7,64)

You have another option: If you take the bus 175 (only RECREIO, instead also BARRA DA TIJUCA) or S-20 (RECREIO) you can get off in front of ZONA SUL SUPERMARKET (16237, Americas Avenue - Avenida das Américas) and there take a taxi to Abricó beach (app. 15 reais or 17,reais  - on sundays). So, you take only one bus. See the map of  supermaket localization: http://wikimapia.org/1867169/pt/

By car: To go to Abrico beach by car, you must go to Barra da Tijuca, on Avenue of Americas (Avenida das Américas), when you see a mall called RECREIO SHOPPING on your left side, continue to a little road on right side of a bridge (The road seems the same Anenue of Americas, but it is not. Anenue of Americas continues on the bridge), -you must not turn the car-. When you arrive at the end of that road (it finishs in a river), turn left, go on, turn right on the first crossroad (Praia da Macumba, byside condomínio MARAMAR (residences) At right), and continue following the road up near sea, climb the mountain. At first you will see PRAINHA, go on. After the second mountain, you go down in Grumari. Stop the car, look to the sea and go left. Abricó beach is behind big stones.