The wave patterns along the Copacabana along the Avenida Atlântica, in white limestone and black and red basalt, were designed by Burle Max it was the first beach promenade in Brazil
Roberto Burle Marx (born August 4, 1909 in São Paulo; † June 4, 1994 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian landscape architect, plant collector and painter. One of his works: The 4 km long Calçadão de Copacabana along Avenida Atlântica, abstract ornaments in white limestone and black and red basalt, Rio de Janeiro (1970), the first beach promenade in Brazil. Source and further information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Burle_Marx