Praia de Copacabana at sunrise. Copacabana beach, one of the world's most famous urban beaches at sunrise with Sugar Loaf Mountain in the distance. The beach and hotel strip stretches for 1.5 miles (4km) from the Morro do Leme at the Northern end, to Arpoador at the South. Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro,  Brazil. 13th August 2010. Photo Tim Clayton.