Barbies and pretty boys
The greater Ipanema Beach breaks up into smaller subsections where different crowds tend to stick together. This is a great place to find out where all the night time parties are. Just look for the party promotors who pass out flyers regularly. For anyone who's unfamiliar, "barbies" is the local name for Rio's muscle men and East of Rua Farme de Amoedo is where you'll find them. Also known as Farme Gay.