Ponta do Leme
Ponta do Leme is a point in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Ponta do Leme is situated nearby to the suburb Urca, as well as near the locality Lido.Places of Interest
Highlights include Forte Duque de Caxias and Sugarloaf Mountain.
Forte Duque de Caxias
Museum
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forte Duque de Caxias is a museum.
Sugarloaf Mountain
Peak
Photo: Vincent E, Public domain.
Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
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.
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. Copacabana is situated 2½ km west of Ponta do Leme.
Ponta do Leme
- Type: Point
- Historically known as: “Leme Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta do Leme” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta do Leme”
- Portuguese: “Ponta do Leme”
- Swedish: “Ponta do Leme”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pedra do Anel and Morro dos Urubus.
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