Leblon

Worth seeing in and around Leblon

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.

1. 01
   Christ 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.

   3.8 km · colossal statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Corcovado

   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.

   3.7 km · mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for the Christ Statue · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Rio 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.

   1.8 km · park of the Botanical Garden, environmental preservation area of the Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Pontifical 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.

   900 m · university in Rio de Janeiro · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada

   The Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada is considered to be the foremost research and educational institution of Brazil in the area of mathematics. It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and was formerly known simply as Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada, whose abbreviation remains in use.

   2.4 km · Brazil's National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Parque Lage

   Parque Henrique Lage, known as Parque Lage, is a public park in the city of Rio de Janeiro, located in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood at the foot of the Corcovado, on top of which Christ the Redeemer is located. Antonio Martins Lage, who was married to Felicité Clarisse de Labourdonnay, daughter of the Count of Labourdonnay, purchased the property in the early 1830s.

   2.9 km · park in Zona Sul, Brazil · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Estádio da Gávea

   The Estádio da Gávea, also known as Estádio José Bastos Padilha, is a football stadium, inaugurated on September 4, 1938, in the Lagoa neighborhood, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has a maximum capacity of 4,000 spectators, and is the home ground of Flamengo, its owner.

   800 m · Brazilian football stadium · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Eva Klabin House Museum

   The Eva Klabin House Museum is an historic house museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a private institution established in 1990 by the Brazilian collector and philanthropist Eva Klabin, with the purpose of preserving and displaying the art collection gathered together during her life.

   2.9 km · Private historic-house museum · Wikipedia
9. 09
   General Osório Square

   General Osório Square is a square in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The square is bordered to the north by Rua Visconde de Pirajá, the main commercial street in Ipanema; Rua Jangadeiros to the east; Rua Prudente de Morais to the south, which extends west from the square; and the small Rua Teixeira de Melo to the west.

   2.8 km · public square in Rio de Janeiro · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Teatro O Tablado

    Teatro O Tablado is a theatre in Rio de Janeiro, established in 1951 by Maria Clara Machado. Actors who have appeared here include Drica Moraes, Malu Mader, Ernesto Piccolo, Andréa Beltrão, Catarina Abdala, Louise Cardoso, Miguel Falabella, Luiz Carlos Tourinho, Felipe Camargo, Nizo Neto, Anna Cotrim, Jandir Ferrari, Marcello Novaes, Leonardo Brício, Sergio Kato, Luisa Thiré, Debora Lamm, Cláudia Abreu, Sílvia Buarque, Bia Nunnes, Guilherme Fontes, Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Ricky Tavares and Eduardo Sterblitch.

    2.2 km · school of theater in Brazil · Wikipedia

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Getting to Leblon

Airports

Santos Dumont (SDU), 10 km · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim (GIG), 19 km

Stations

General Osório/Ipanema Station, 2.9 km · Cantagalo Station, 3.4 km · São Conrado, 3.1 km · Antero de Quental, 300 m · Jardim de Alah / Leblon, 1.1 km

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  354 km · quickest by air, 4h 41m · R$350–540
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• Belo Horizonte → Leblon

  349 km · quickest by air, 5h 13m · R$360–550
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• Campinas → Leblon

  393 km · quickest by air, 4h 31m · R$340–530
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