Enseada de Botafogo

Enseada de Botafogo is a bay in Rio de Janeiro, Southeast. Enseada de Botafogo is situated nearby to the suburb Urca, as well as near Flamengo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carmen Miranda Museum and Rio Sul Center.

Carmen Miranda Museum

Museum

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The Carmen Miranda Museum, located in Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes Park, is dedicated to honoring the life and career of singer and actress Carmen Miranda.

Rio Sul Center

Shopping center

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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.

Earth Science Museum

Museum

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The Earth Sciences Museum is a geological museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The building was part of the Exhibition of the Centenary of the Opening of the Ports of Brazil in 1908.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urca and Botafogo.

Urca

Suburb

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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.

Botafogo

Suburb

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Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta and São João.