What's Botafogo like?
In Botafogo, you can easily get to the beach. Beachcombers can spend the day at Copacabana Beach when the weather is nice. There's plenty more to see, including Botafogo Praia Shopping and Praia de Botafogo.
How to get to Botafogo
Botafogo is located 3.1 mi (5.1 km) from the heart of Rio de Janeiro.
Flying to:
- Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG), 10.4 mi (16.8 km) from Botafogo
- Rio de Janeiro (SDU-Santos Dumont), 3 mi (4.9 km) from Botafogo
- Rio de Janeiro (RRJ-Jacarepaguá-Roberto Marinho), 11.9 mi (19.2 km) from Botafogo
Getting to Botafogo on the metro
Stations in the neighbourhood include:
- Botafogo Station
- Futura estação Morro de São João Station
Things to see and do in and around Botafogo
What to see in Botafogo
- Copacabana Beach
- Praia de Botafogo
- Rua Barata Ribeiro
- Praia do Leme
- Vermelha Beach
Things to do in Botafogo
- Botafogo Praia Shopping
- Rio Sul Shopping Mall
- Rio Sul Shopping Center
- Copacabana Fort
- Shopping Cassino Atlantico
Other popular Botafogo attractions
- Urca Beach
- Corcovado
- Parque Henrique Lage
- Sugar Loaf Mountain
- Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon