Botafogo Beach – Top Places in Rio de Janeiro


Botafogo Beach (in Portuguese, Praia de Botafogo) is within Guanabara Bay, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Urca peninsula and the Sugarloaf Mountain.

Praia de Botafogo - Botafogo Beach

The view of the Botafogo Bay is breathtaking. Composed by the boats of the Rio Yacht Club with the Morro da Urca and the Sugar Loaf Mountain in the background, it is one of the most famous postcards of Rio de Janeiro.

Praia de Botafogo - Botafogo Beach

  Address: Av. Das Nações Unidas – Botafogo – Rio de Janeiro