Botafogo
Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood (bairro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Botafogo 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 and São João. The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move that originated in this area.
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Worth seeing in and around Botafogo
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot and Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida who sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres high, excluding its 8-metre pedestal, and faces east.
2.7 km · colossal statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 02Corcovado
Corcovado is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a 710-metre granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park.
2.8 km · mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for the Christ Statue · Wikipedia - 03National Library of Brazil
The National Library of Brazil is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil. It is located in Rio de Janeiro, the capital city of Brazil from 1763 to 1960, more specifically at Cinelândia square.
4.6 km · Brazilian national library · Wikipedia - 04Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro or as the Cathedral of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro, is a cathedral of the Catholic Church and the seat of the Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro.
4.4 km · cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 05Fort Copacabana
Fort Copacabana is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The base is open to the public and contains the Museu Histórico do Exército and a coastal defense fort that is the actual Fort Copacabana.
4 km · military building in Rio de Janeiro · Wikipedia - 06Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico is located at the Jardim Botânico district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora.
4.5 km · park of the Botanical Garden, environmental preservation area of the Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil · Wikipedia - 07Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro and the Society of Jesus.
6 km · university in Rio de Janeiro · Wikipedia - 08Candelária Church
The Candelária Church is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century.
5.5 km · church in Rio de Janeiro · Wikipedia - 09Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum, officially established in 1937 by the initiative of education minister Gustavo Capanema, was inaugurated in 1938 by President Getúlio Vargas.
4.7 km · national art museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia - 10Teatro Municipal
The Theatro Municipal is an opera house in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in the early twentieth century, it is considered to be one of the most beautiful and important theaters in the country.
4.6 km · theater in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
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Getting to Botafogo
- Airports
- Santos Dumont (SDU), 5 km · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim (GIG), 17 km
- Stations
- Santos Dumont Airport, 5 km · Central do Brasil, 5.2 km
- São Paulo → Botafogo359 km · quickest by air, 4h 27m · R$330–510
- Belo Horizonte → Botafogo346 km · quickest by air, 4h 59m · R$340–530
- Campinas → Botafogo397 km · quickest by air, 4h 17m · R$320–500
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Botafogo
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Botafogo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom the center of the state capital, it is possible to go to Niterói by urban bus, van and ferry lines.
- Get inThe ferries depart from Praça XV station.
- Get inThe ferry between Rio and Niteroi is a pleasant and affordable trip.
- Get aroundTo get to the Oceanic Area you'd better have a car, otherwise take a municipal bus at the Bus Terminal next to the Ferry Station.
From Wikivoyage: Niterói, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Botafogo
Botafogo is 5 km from Rio de Janeiro, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Rio de Janeirocity of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil4.8 km
- Copacabananeighborhood of Rio de Janeiro1.9 km
- Ipanema Districtneighborhood of Rio de Janeiro4.3 km
- Leblonneighborhood of Rio de Janeiro5.4 km
- Flamengo Districtneighborhood of Rio de Janeiro2.1 km
- Lemeneighborhood of Rio de Janeiro2.2 km