Ipanema’s Postcard Problem: Why a Beloved Beach Draws So Many Complaints

From afar, Ipanema is pure myth: sunset over the Two Brothers peaks, a promenade of joggers and cafés, the sands that inspired a bossa nova classic. Up close on busy days, another story emerges—one about how fame and sheer numbers can fray the very experience people fly across oceans to find. The spark for the […]