Praia do Leme
Praia do Leme is a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Praia do Leme is situated nearby to the suburb Urca, as well as near Copacabana.Photo: tommyk 421, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Morro da Babilônia and Forte Duque de Caxias.
Morro da Babilônia
Peak
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
The Morro da Babilônia is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, separating Copacabana beach from Botafogo. It is home to a favela known by the same name, as well as the favela Chapéu Mangueira.
Forte Duque de Caxias
Museum
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forte Duque de Caxias is a museum.
Rio Sul Center
Shopping center
Photo: Majtec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rio Sul Center Tower, also known as Rio Sul Tower, is the fourteenth tallest building in Brazil and the tallest building in Rio de Janeiro at 164 metres and 50 floors, 48 above ground and 2 below.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leme and Urca.
Leme
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leme is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the South Zone of the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next to Copacabana, Urca and Botafogo. The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship.
Urca
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older.
Copacabana
Suburb
Photo: Gustavo Facci, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copacabana is a Brazilian bairro located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.
Praia do Leme
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Praia de Sacopenapã” and “Praia do Vigia do Leme”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.96448° or 22° 57′ 52″ southLongitude
-43.16876° or 43° 10′ 8″ westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
589R2RPJ+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 14585813OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Praia do Leme” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia do Leme”
- Portuguese: “Praia do Leme”
- Swedish: “Praia do Leme”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Posto 1 and Windsor Leme.
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