A night view of the Botafogo harbour, with the moon above the Sugar Loaf Mountain.

Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood (bairro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mostly a middle-class and small commerce community, located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Santa Marta (separating it from Laranjeiras) and Morro de São João (separating it from Copacabana). It is named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo, who was its landowner in colonial times. Its name literally means "set it on fire" and is related to the Italian surname Buttafuoco. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... Laranjeiras is a primarily residential neighborhood located in the Southern Zone of Rio de Janeiro. ... Aerial view of Copacabana from the Sugarloaf Mountain For other uses, see Copacabana (disambiguation). ...

Botafogo's beach is within Guanabara Bay, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Urca peninsula and Sugarloaf Mountain. Attractions include the Home of Rui Barbosa, the Museu do Índio - which explores the culture and history of the major indigenous peoples of Brazil - and the Villa Lobos Museum. With a high concentration of cafés and cinemas, including several movie theaters that feature arthouse films, Botafogo has a decidedly traditional tone, setting it apart from the nearby beach neighborhoods. Former Brazil president Fernando Henrique Cardoso resided for a brief period of time in his childhood in the Botafogo neighbourhood. It is also home to two of the city's largest shopping centers, Botafogo Praia Shopping and RioSul. Botafogo is also the birthplace of opera star Bidu Sayão. Satellite image of Guanabara Bay In Portuguese, Baía da Guanabara is an oceanic bay located in southeastern Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Urca is a traditional and exclusive residential neighborhood with nearly 7,000 inhabitants (2000 census) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Sugarloaf as seen from the hilltop neighborhood of Santa Teresa Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. ... Rui Barbosa de Oliveira was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, on the 5th of November 1849, and died in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the 1st of March 1923. ... Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 - November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer. ... Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born June 18, 1931) was the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two terms from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2003. ... Bidu Sayão (May 11, 1902 - March 13, 1999) was Brazils most famous opera singer and one of the greatest stars of the Metropolitan Opera for fifteen years (1937-1952). ...

The metro station is on linha 1. Metro Rio The Rio de Janeiro Metro (locally known as Metrô do Rio) is a mass-transit network that serves the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is also a name of a multimodality sportive association, one of Brazil's biggest soccer teams in Rio de Janeiro. Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multimodality sportive association from Rio de Janeiro. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km²  (486. ...