Every evening in Rio, the crowd on Arpoador rock — the headland between Ipanema and Copacabana — bursts into applause as the sun sinks behind the Dois Irmãos peaks. It's a gloriously Carioca ritual: barefoot, beer in hand, samba drifting up from the beach kiosks. Winter, June to August, delivers the sharpest light and the sun setting directly over the sea. Propose during the clapping and the whole beach becomes your witness.
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