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Photograph by Carlos Bippus 



THE PALMS ON THE ATLANTIC SHORE, AVEXIDA XIEMEYER, BY THE SEA: 



RIO DE JANEIRO 



This avenue, carved from the rock, overhangs the sea. It connects Leblon Beach with 

 Gavea Beach at the foot of Gavea Rock, where there is a plantation dating back to colonial 

 days. From Gavea Beach the highway, which encircles Rio, climbs up over Tijuca Mountain, 

 dropping down to the bay side of the city. Below Avenida Xiemeyer a sheer wall of granite 

 rises from the water's edge. Note the native falua of a fisherman offshore. 



