Botafogo

Botafogo
Neighborhood
Botafogo is located in Rio de Janeiro
Botafogo
Botafogo
Location in Rio de Janeiro
Botafogo is located in Brazil
Botafogo
Botafogo
Botafogo (Brazil)
Coordinates: 22°57′0″S 43°11′3″W / 22.95000°S 43.18417°W / -22.95000; -43.18417
Country Brazil
StateRio de Janeiro (RJ)
Municipality/CityRio de Janeiro
ZoneSouth Zone
Administrative RegionBotafogo
Area
 • Total4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total82,890
 • Density17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi)

Botafogo (local/standard Portuguese pronunciation: [bɔtaˈfoɡu] alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [botɐˈfoɡu]) is a beachfront neighborhood (bairro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and São João (which separates it from Copacabana). The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated.

  1. ^ "Bairro: Botafogo" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

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