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[[File:Copacabana Beach.jpg|thumb|Copacabana Beach as it appears in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''.]]
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'''[[Wikipedia:Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro#Copacabana Beach|Copacabana Beach]]''' (in Portuguese: '''''Praia de Copacabana''''') is a famous beach in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil. It was one of the three landmarks in Rio that [[Koopa Troopa]]s stole artifacts from in ''[[Mario is Missing!]]''. They took a '''Copacabana Beach Seashell''' from the beach, and [[Luigi]]'s task is to find and return it. He receives 1,350 dollars for returning it.
|image=[[File:Copacabana Beach.jpg|300px]]<br>Copacabana Beach in ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' for the [[Wii U]]
[[File:CopacabanaBeach MIM.png|thumb|[[Luigi]]'s photograph of the '''Copacabana Beach'''.]] Copacabana Beach also appears as the hub world in [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games'']].
|greater_location=[[Rio de Janeiro]], {{wp|Brazil}}
|first_appearance=''[[Mario is Missing!]]'' ([[List of games by date#1993|1993]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]'' ([[List of games by date#2016|2016]])
}}
{{quote|Going to the beach is an art form in Rio. There are different sand spots for tourists, the young and the old, the rich and the poor. Certain beaches around the world are well-known for surfing, shell collecting or, as in this case, for people-watching. The world's most famous beach, Copacabana curves 4.5 kilometers into Guanabara Bay. It sits in front of the world's most densely populated urban area. Those who know say that on any summer weekend, upwards of 100,000 people will spend some time on Copacabana beach.|'''Pamphlet'''|Mario is Missing!}}
'''{{wp|Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro#Copacabana Beach|Copacabana Beach}}''' (Portuguese: '''''Praia de Copacabana''''') is a famous beach in the south of [[Rio de Janeiro]], {{wp|Brazil}}. It appears in various versions of ''Mario is Missing!'' and ''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''.
 
==History==
===''Mario is Missing!''===
[[Koopa Troopa]]s have stolen a [[Copacabana beach seashell]] in the [[Mario is Missing! (PC)|PC]] and [[Mario is Missing! (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)|SNES]] versions of ''Mario is Missing!'', and should [[Luigi]] find and return it, he gets 1,350 dollars, after answering the following:
 
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!Question
!Answer 1
!Answer 2
!Answer 3
!Answer 4
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|data-label="#"|1
|data-label="Question"|The Copacabana beach is world famous for:
|data-label="Answer 1"|windsurfing
|data-label="Answer 2"|originating the beach ball
|data-label="Answer 3" style="background:#99ff99;--darkbg:#005300"|people-watching
|data-label="Answer 4"|multi-colored sand
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|data-label="#"|2
|data-label="Question"|The name of the street that runs along the beach is:
|data-label="Answer 1" style="background:#99ff99;--darkbg:#005300"|Avenida Atlantica
|data-label="Answer 2"|Avenida Copacabana
|data-label="Answer 3"|Avenida Guanabara
|data-label="Answer 4"|Avenida Rio
|-
|data-label="#"|3
|data-label="Question"|How long is the Copacabana beach:
|data-label="Answer 1"|100,000 miles
|data-label="Answer 2"|4.5 miles
|data-label="Answer 3"|14 city blocks
|data-label="Answer 4" style="background:#99ff99;--darkbg:#005300"|4.5 kilometers
|}
 
===''Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games''===
Copacabana Beach is the main menu of the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Wii U version]] and one of the visitable locations in the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)#Road to Rio|Road to Rio]] mode of the [[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Nintendo 3DS version]].
 
==Gallery==
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Copacabana beach MIMDOS.png|''Mario is Missing!'' (MS-DOS)
Copacabana beach MIMCD.png|''Mario is Missing!'' CD-ROM Deluxe (stock image)
CopacabanaBeach MIM.png|''Mario is Missing!'' (SNES)
</gallery>


==Pamphlet information from ''Mario is Missing!''==
''Going to the beach is an art form in Rio. There are different sand spots for tourists, the young and the old, the rich and the poor. Certain beaches around the world are well-known for surfing, shell collecting or, as in this case, for people-watching. The world's most famous beach, Copacabana curves 4.5 kilometers into Guanabara Bay. It sits in front of the world's most densely populated urban area. Those who know say that on any summer weekend, upwards of 100,000 people will spend some time on Copacabana beach.''
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Latest revision as of 04:11, March 22, 2025

Copacabana Beach
Loading screen for Copacabana Beach in the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Copacabana Beach in Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Wii U
First appearance Mario is Missing! (1993)
Latest appearance Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016)
Greater location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“Going to the beach is an art form in Rio. There are different sand spots for tourists, the young and the old, the rich and the poor. Certain beaches around the world are well-known for surfing, shell collecting or, as in this case, for people-watching. The world's most famous beach, Copacabana curves 4.5 kilometers into Guanabara Bay. It sits in front of the world's most densely populated urban area. Those who know say that on any summer weekend, upwards of 100,000 people will spend some time on Copacabana beach.”
Pamphlet, Mario is Missing!

Copacabana Beach (Portuguese: Praia de Copacabana) is a famous beach in the south of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It appears in various versions of Mario is Missing! and Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

History[edit]

Mario is Missing![edit]

Koopa Troopas have stolen a Copacabana beach seashell in the PC and SNES versions of Mario is Missing!, and should Luigi find and return it, he gets 1,350 dollars, after answering the following:

# Question Answer 1 Answer 2 Answer 3 Answer 4
1 The Copacabana beach is world famous for: windsurfing originating the beach ball people-watching multi-colored sand
2 The name of the street that runs along the beach is: Avenida Atlantica Avenida Copacabana Avenida Guanabara Avenida Rio
3 How long is the Copacabana beach: 100,000 miles 4.5 miles 14 city blocks 4.5 kilometers

Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games[edit]

Copacabana Beach is the main menu of the Wii U version and one of the visitable locations in the Road to Rio mode of the Nintendo 3DS version.

Gallery[edit]