Daybreak's glow silhouettes the rainforest-covered mountains nearby while the Atlantic's waters lap at cramped wooden fishing boats. It's another day at sea for the men who sail out six days a week to try their luck. But this isn't your average fishermen's port. It's Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach, its sands forming a golden crescent at the edge of a densely populated neighborhood.
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Fishermen and helpers gather before sunrise on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fishermen load a fishing net in a boat on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fishermen and helpers push a boat to the water on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For as long as anybody can remember, the humble fishing boats have left each morning from their staked-out spot at one end of the sands, where they share space with scantily clad tourists on land and paddle surfers on water.
Fisherman Marcus Ferreira, left, Emerson Rodrigues, center, and Marcelo Botafogo navigate Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Botafogo has spent nearly three decades heading out most mornings from Copacabana beach, picking up his boat with the help of seven other men and tossing it into the waters before most people have stirred from bed
A fisherman grabs a box with his catch after fishing in the waters off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite the lack of fuller nets of yesteryear, dozens of fisherman still head out about 5:30 a.m. and bring in their meager catch, where its laid out and sold on a beach side stand to residents while tourists arrive to take snapshots
A fisherman pushes a boat to the waters of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's another day at sea for the dozens of men aboard the vessels that sail out six days a week to try their luck.
Fisherman Figueredo, 56, poses for a photo at the Z-13 Fishermen Colony on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fisherman Marcelo Botafogo holds onto flounder he caught in the waters off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Botafogo, who has been fishing here for three decades, says the fishing isn't so good anymore. He said he doesn't know exactly why, but tries not to think much about the fuller nets of yesteryear: "It makes me depressed."
Fishermen from the Z-13 Colony fish on the waters off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's just another work day on the ocean for the fishermen manning the two dozen vessels that head out at 5:30 am to try their luck six days a week.
This isn't your average fishermen's port. It's Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach, its sands forming a golden crescent at the edge of a densely populated neighborhood.
Marcus Ferreira, top, looks on as Emerson Rodrigues takes a break from fishing on the waters off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This isn't your average fishermen's port. It's Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach, its sands forming a golden crescent at the edge of a densely populated neighborhood.
Fishermen load a fishing net in a boat on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fishermen and helpers push a boat to the water on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For as long as anybody can remember, the humble fishing boats have left each morning from their staked-out spot at one end of the sands, where they share space with scantily clad tourists on land and paddle surfers on water.
Fisherman Marcus Ferreira, left, Emerson Rodrigues, center, and Marcelo Botafogo navigate Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Botafogo has spent nearly three decades heading out most mornings from Copacabana beach, picking up his boat with the help of seven other men and tossing it into the waters before most people have stirred from bed
A fisherman grabs a box with his catch after fishing in the waters off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite the lack of fuller nets of yesteryear, dozens of fisherman still head out about 5:30 a.m. and bring in their meager catch, where its laid out and sold on a beach side stand to residents while tourists arrive to take snapshots
A fisherman pushes a boat to the waters of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's another day at sea for the dozens of men aboard the vessels that sail out six days a week to try their luck.
Fisherman Figueredo, 56, poses for a photo at the Z-13 Fishermen Colony on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fisherman Marcelo Botafogo holds onto flounder he caught in the waters off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Botafogo, who has been fishing here for three decades, says the fishing isn't so good anymore. He said he doesn't know exactly why, but tries not to think much about the fuller nets of yesteryear: "It makes me depressed."
Fishermen from the Z-13 Colony fish on the waters off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's just another work day on the ocean for the fishermen manning the two dozen vessels that head out at 5:30 am to try their luck six days a week.
This isn't your average fishermen's port. It's Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach, its sands forming a golden crescent at the edge of a densely populated neighborhood.
Marcus Ferreira, top, looks on as Emerson Rodrigues takes a break from fishing on the waters off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This isn't your average fishermen's port. It's Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach, its sands forming a golden crescent at the edge of a densely populated neighborhood.
