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We have searched high and low to bring you live Rio de Janeiro webcam video images. Very few live web cams exist in the city or on Ipanema and Copacabana beaches.
We had hoped that by now the city government would have installed a Rio de Janeiro webcam atop both Sugarloaf Mountain and at Christ the Redeemer Statue, on Corcovado Mountain. Web cams at each of these sightseeing locations would afford phenomenal views of the city, the beaches, the ocean, and the beautiful lush mountains that surround the area. Now that Brazil is hosting the 2014 World Cup soccer finals and the 2016 Summer Olympics, perhaps Rio de Janeiro webcams will soon be placed at several locations throughout the city. We have recently secured streaming video from one of the only true live video web cameras in Rio de Janeiro. Please visit our Rio EarthTV cam page, where we stream live Rio de Janeiro video images 24 hours a day! Also, below we stream in live Rio de Janeiro traffic cam video images, courtesy of the Rio Prefeitura (city government). We've scoured through all of the traffic web cam locations to bring your those cameras that provide the best video images along Copacabana Beach, Ipanema Beach, and Leblon Beach. These web cams operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Although you may not find images of pretty Brazilian girls wearing skimpy bikinis on the beach, you will see beautiful live pictures of the city coastline and beaches. Also, check back both day and night during Carnival (Carnaval) and you will catch images of thousands of people partying and marching in the famous Carnival Blocos parades along Ipanema Beach. Also, visit the site on New Year's Eve (Reveillon) and see part of the crowd of almost 2 million people that celebrate and watch the fireworks on Copacabana Beach! After viewing the live webcam images below, visit our "Best of" Rio WebCam photos page, where we have archived our favorite images.
Live Rio de Janeiro WebCam Video Images
Center the Google Map to show the beaches by dragging it to the left. Zoom in a bit by clicking the "+" sign once or twice. Then click on one of the yellow camera icons. After several seconds the live streaming video image will appear in the black bordered viewing box just below the map. Having trouble? See more detailed instructions and image examples on the page further below. (Note: The web cams run 24 hours a day but at times may go off-line)
Detailed instructions for using above map and viewing video
Center the Google Map above to the beaches by click/hold and dragging it over to the left. Then zoom in a bit by clicking the "+" sign once or twice. See the "L" shaped lake/lagoon located behind Ipanema Beach? Drag it to the center of the map. (See example image below) In the example map image below, we point to the cameras located on Copacabana Beach, Ipanema Beach, and Leblon Beach.
Click on on of the camera icons and a balloon opens with the video camera location. (see example map image below). In a few seconds the video image will appear in the black bordered viewing box located directly below the map. Click on other camera icons to see other video cams. Refer to the example map above in which we point out various cameras located along the beaches.
The live video image, such as the example shown below of Ipanema Beach, will appear in the black box located just below the Google transit map. The web video could take 15 seconds or more to appear. If the image does not appear, then try clicking on another camera icon.
Link to our 'best of' Rio Webcam photos page !
Archived image of Leblon Beach
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